Accented and other special characters can be produced in web pages using HTML escape sequences. These consist of an ampersand, followed by a code identifying the desired character, followed by a semicolon. Some characters have two codes, one mnemonic and one numeric. For example, both Æ and Æ produce the joined A-E ligand character: Æ or Æ.
Here are two lists of escape characters, partially overlapping: [List one] [List two]