Supported Escape Sequences

Tk::HyperText supports the rendering of a few standard escape sequences.

< &lt;
> &gt;
& &amp;
" &quot;
' &apos;
  &nbsp;
® &reg;
♥ &hearts;
♦ &diams;
♣ &clubs;
♠ &spades;
‘ &lsquo; ‘
’ &rsquo; ’
“ &ldquo; “
” &rdquo; ”
• &bull; •
– &ndash; –
— &mdash; —
™ &trade; ™
¢ &cent; ¢
£ &pound; £
¤ &curren; ¤
¥ &yen; ¥
© &copy; ©
« &laquo; «
» &raquo; »
¾ &frac34; ¾
½ &frac12; ½
… &hellip; 舰
€ &euro; 荤

In addition, all standard decimal escape codes are also rendered successfully. For example:

¤ &#0164;
¿ &#0191;
™ &#8482; (trade)
♥ &#9829; (hearts)
& &#38; (amp)