| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp. | n character reference | 文字参照 |
| comp. | n named character reference | 名前指定文字参照 |
| comp. | n numeric character reference | 数値指定文字参照 |
| gen. | n person providing a character reference | 身元保証人 (みもとほしょうにん) |
| comp. | n syntax-reference character set | 構文参照文字集合 |