java - Inserting and displaying mathematical symbols in j2ee web application

Question

I have mathematical symbols e.g. alfa, beta,mu . When I copy these symbols in text area they are getting copied. I am copying them from word document. When I insert them into the database using prepared statement the symbols are getting inserted as code. for example the alfa is getting stored as β. This is fine I guess. But when I retrieve them from the database using java.sq.Statement and displaying them in the html page they are getting displayed as code instead of symbol. I mean "β" is displayed in html instead displaying alfa symbol. So how to deal with this situation? how can I store symbols and display them properly in html?

I am using mysql database, java1.7,struts2.0 and tomcat7.

Answer 1

The correct display of HTML characters is: β (Looks like: β) You need to add a semicolon.