use "&" character in jsf page

Question

I want to use "&" character in jsf page but get error.

 <p:commandLink type="button" styleClass="close" aria-hidden="true"
                action="#{tages.removeText}" update="panel_topic" value="&time;">
     &times;
     <f:setPropertyActionListener target="#{tages._tar}" value="#{txt}"/>

 </p:commandLink>

following error :

Error Traced[line: 24] The entity "times" was referenced, but not declared.

how to use "&" character in jsf page ?

Answer 1

I think you should use & instead of & in HTML.

Answer 2

You can use its decimal code: &#215