javascript - Using "×" word in html changes to ×

Question

I am using the following code.

HTML Code :

<div class="test">&times</div>

Javascript:

alert($(".test").html());

I am getting × in alert. I need to get &times as result.
Anybody knows or faces this problem? Please update your suggestions.

Answer 1

You need to escape the ampersand:

<div class="test">&amp;times</div>

&times means a multiplication sign. (Technically it should be × but lenient browsers let you omit the ;.)

Answer 2

You need to escape:

<div class="test">&amp;times</div>

And then read the value using text() to get the unescaped value:

alert($(".test").text()); // outputs: &times

Answer 3

I suspect you did not know that there are different & escapes in HTML. The W3C you can see the codes. &times means × in HTML code. Use &times instead.

Answer 4

× stands for × in html. Use &times to get &times

Answer 5

Use the &#215 code instead of &times Because JSF don't understand the × code.

Use: &#215 with ;

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