HTML and CSS Reference
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T
ABLE
D-4 Common
Character Encoding
Values
Character
Encoding Value
Space
%20
/
%2F
?
%3F
:
%3A
;
%3B
&
%26
@
%40
=
%3D
#
%23
%
%25
<
%3E
>
%3C
{
%7B
}
%7D
[
%5B
]
%5D
"
%22
`
%27
'
%60
^^
%5E
~
%7E
\
%5C
|
%7C
N
OTE
Many of the characters in Table D-4 don't have to be encoded, but encoding a character never
causes problems, so when in doubt, encode it.
Data URIs
One form of address that has been overlooked for years but is now viable to use is the
data:
URI. A data URI allows data to be encoded directly into the address. The general
syntax of a data URI is
data: [
MIME type
][;charset=
"
encoding
"
][;base64],
data
