Laura: No, I'm looking to insert the ampersand symbol into my string with the use of the escape sequence. I've tried the & and \& to no affect. There is plenty of HTML examples but this is just straight characters parced through a resource bundle from a properties file. Jim -----Original Message----- From: program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-java-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of qubit Sent: October 14, 2010 15:42 To: program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-java] Re: Java: Escape Sequence I don't know the ascii equivalent if that is what you want. --le is that in html? if so it is & ----- Original Message ----- From: Corbett, James <mailto:James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: 'program-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 2:31 PM Subject: [program-java] Java: Escape Sequence Hi: ...back to the resource file again. I'm trying to print the ampersand symbol (&) to a screen but it's coming up weird. Does anyone know the Escape Sequence for this character? Jim James M. Corbett Programmer / Analyst | Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenue du Canada 875 Heron Rd. Ottawa, On. K1A0L5 James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Telephone | Téléphone: (613) 941-1338 Facsimile | Télécopieur: (613) 941-2261 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada