There are lots of ways to add interest to your blog post instead of just having blocks of text. One way is to insert bits of HTML code which will magically turn into symbols on your blog – like checkmarks ✓ – hearts ❤ and stars ✩.
10 Useful HTML Symbols
Simply type in the HEX code and the symbol will appear after you save or publish your post. Or copy and paste the symbol.
| Sign | Hex code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ | ✓ | Checkmark |
| ✔ | ✔ | Bold checkmark |
| ♡ | ♡ | heart |
| ❤ | ❤ | heavy heart |
| ✩ | ✩ | 5 pointed star |
| ✶ | ✶ | 6 pointed black star |
| ❋ | ❋ | heavy 8 pointed astisk |
| ✤ | ✤ | 4 point balloon asterisk |
| ✌ | ✌ | Victory sign |
| ☮ | ☮ | Peace |
The next blog post you write, try adding one of these symbols to change it up a bit. How comfortable are you with using / adding a bit of HTML code to your blog?
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// Comments //
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
This is so fun! Thanks for sharing!!
Becky @ A Fool's Ingenuity
Such a useful post. It’s little things like this you don’t learn for ages. I mean, adding hearts and stars to a post is pretty damn useful, I will be bookmarking this for future reference.
Tanya Patrice
@Becky thanks!
Anisha @ Sprinkled Pages
AHA THESE ARE SO GREAT THANK YOU! Will be very useful for sure!
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