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Letter-like symbols

Below is a table of letter-like symbol character codes with both names and entity codes for each. Also in the table is an indication of which browsers each of the entity codes work for (the name codes don't always work when the entity codes do). A key is provided below the table if you don't understand the browser selection.

Description: The character codes for the letter-like symbol character set
Entity Name Description Example Internet Explorer 6+ Netscape 4 Mozilla and Netscape 6+ Opera 6+ MSN TV (WebTV) Konqeuror 3.0+
€  €  The Euro symbol  €  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
ℑ  ℑ  Blackletter capital I, imaginary part symbol  ℑ  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
℘  ℘  Script capital P, power set  ℘  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
ℜ  ℜ  Blackletter capital R, real part symbol  ℜ  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
™  ™  Trademark symbol  ™  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  No  No 
ℵ  ℵ  Alef symbol, first transitive cardinal  ℵ  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 

Key to table

The browser icons are explained in the below list:
Internet Explorer 6+ = Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+
Netscape 4 = Netscape Communicator 4
Mozilla and Netscape 6+ = Mozilla and Netscape Navigator 6+
Opera 6+ = Opera 6+
MSN TV (WebTV) = MSN TV (aka. WebTV)
Konqeuror 3.0+ = Konqueror 3.0+