# HTML Entities

Some characters are reserved for coding in HTML (ex: `<`, `>`, `"`). If these characters are to be included in your text, it can’t be written like the rest of it. **HTML Entities** allow us to add the characters reserved for coding HTML into our text. To add an HTML Entity, you need to write a `&` followed by the characters code. 

For example, to add a less than sign (`<`), you can write `&lt` or `&#60`. Here `lt` is the **Entity Name** and `#60` is the **Entity Number**.

> CAUTION: Entity names are case sensitive.

Similarly, there is an Entity to add extra space: `&npsp` (non-breaking space) or `&#160`.

# Adding an extra space in HTML

Look at the sentence below:

<html>
 <head>
 </head>
 <body>
  <h3>
    We need to add extra space between car and bus
  </h3>
  <p>
      Car     Bus
  </p>
 </body>
</html>

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No matter how many physical spaces we add, HTML always renders it as a single space. 

There are two ways to add an extra space :

1. Use the HTML Entity `&nbsp`/`&#160`.
2. Use the preformatted tag `<pre>`. As the name implies, the text is displayed as it is coded.
 

<html>
 <head>
 </head>
 <body>
  <h3>
    We need to add extra space between car and bus
  </h3>

  <pre>
Car     Bus
  </pre>

  <p>
      Car &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bus
  </p>
 </body>
</html>

> NOTE: The `<pre>` tag displays text with a fixed-width font (usually *Courier*).

How to add a space in HTML

HTML Entities Some characters are reserved for coding in HTML (ex: , >,  ). If these characters are to be included in your text, it can t be written like the rest of it. HTML Entities allow us to add the characters reserved for coding HTML into our text. To add an HTML Entity, you need to write a & followed by the characters code. For example, to add a less than sign (), you can write &lt or &#60. Here lt is the Entity Name and #60 is the Entity Number.  CAUTION: Entity names are case sensitive.  Similarly, there is an Entity to add extra space: &npsp (non-breaking space) or &#160. 