A reference can be used to add special characters/symbols to an HTML webpage, an entity name, an entity number, or hexadecimal. 

There are three methods for adding an ampersand in HTML:


| Method    |  Ampersand symbol   |
| --- | --- |
| Entity number    | `&#38`    |
| Entity name    |  `&amp`   |
|  Hexadecimal reference   | `&#x26`    |

# Code

<html>
 <head>
 </head>
 <body>
 The ampersand symbol using the entity number: &#38;
 The ampersand symbol using the entity name: &amp;
 The ampersand symbol using the hexadecimal reference: &#x26;
 </body>
</html>

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How to create the ampersand symbol in HTML

Use &#38, &amp, or &#x26 to add an ampersand in HTML.

Method	Ampersand symbol
Entity number	`&#38`
Entity name	`&amp`
Hexadecimal reference	`&#x26`