Registered Trademark Circle R?

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Judy writes in:

May I use a registered trademark symbol in the bio section as part of our company name? If so, what is the preferred HTML code?

Simple Answer = YES, it’s ok to include the ® if it’s for your company name or mark.

Complex Answer =

• Never put this in your article summary as it may break an RSS feed or not render properly in other uses.
• The lowest common denominator way to do the ® mark is by doing this: (R) as that will have no rendering problems on any platform.
• The HTML code for the “Circle R” is: ® and this is another way you could represent it in your resource box.

Posted by Christopher M. Knight on December 4, 2007 at 6:53 am | 23,474 views