[javascript] Using "&times" word in html changes to ×

I am using the following code.

HTML Code :

<div class="test">&times</div>

Javascript:

alert($(".test").html());

I am getting × in alert. I need to get &times as result.
Anybody knows or faces this problem? Please update your suggestions.

× stands for × in html. Use &times to get &times

I suspect you did not know that there are different & escapes in HTML. The W3C you can see the codes. &times means × in HTML code. Use &times instead.

Use the &#215 code instead of &times Because JSF don't understand the × code.

Use: &#215 with ;

This link provides some additional information about the topic.

You need to escape the ampersand:

<div class="test">&amp;times</div>

&times means a multiplication sign. (Technically it should be × but lenient browsers let you omit the ;.)