How can I get special characters using elm-html module?

Question

Disclaimer: I\'m brand new to Elm

I\'m fiddling around with the online Elm editor and I\'ve run into an issue. I can\'t find a way to get certain special charac

Answer 1

You don't need to hunt the symbols, you can get them from a list like this one.

If it's too bothersome to copy & paste, you can also create a helper function that you can use with your escaped characters like this:

import Html exposing (..) 
import String

htmlDecode str = 
  let 
    replace (s1, s2) src= String.join s2 <| String.split s1 src    
    chrmap = 
      [ ("®", "®")
      , ("©", "©" )
      ] 
  in  
    List.foldl replace str chrmap

main = text <| htmlDecode "hello ©"