QuickRef.
Reference, done right

The reference desk for people who ship.

Spell it over the radio, decode a beep, look up a status code. QuickRef gives you fast, accurate, print quality tables you can read at a glance and cite with confidence.

References
15 curated sets
Runs
Entirely in your browser
Cost
Free, no sign up
Tracking
None, ever

Every reference, one desk

01 / Library
01

NATO Phonetic Alphabet

The 26 code words (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie) that spell letters unambiguously over radio and phone.

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02

Morse Code

A timing based code of dots and dashes that encodes letters, digits, and punctuation.

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03

ASCII Table

The 128 character encoding that maps numbers 0 to 127 to letters, digits, symbols, and control codes.

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04

HTTP Status Codes

Three digit codes grouped 1xx to 5xx that describe the result of an HTTP request.

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05

HTML Entities

Named and numeric escapes such as < and © that render reserved or special characters.

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06

Keyboard Shortcuts

Cheat sheets of the key combinations for the editors and tools developers use daily.

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07

Greek Alphabet

The 24 letters of the Greek alphabet with their names, uppercase and lowercase forms, and common uses.

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08

Braille Alphabet

The six dot Braille cell and the dot patterns for the letters A to Z in Grade 1 Braille.

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09

Flag Semaphore

The two flag positions, described as clock hands, that signal each letter of the alphabet at a distance.

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10

Resistor Color Codes

The color bands that encode a resistor's value: digit colors, multipliers, and tolerance.

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11

Currency Symbols

Common currency symbols with their ISO 4217 code, the currency name, and the Unicode code point.

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12

Git Cheat Sheet

The everyday Git commands for staging, committing, branching, and syncing with a remote.

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13

Markdown Cheat Sheet

The core Markdown syntax for headings, emphasis, lists, links, images, and code.

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14

Regex Cheat Sheet

The regular expression metacharacters, quantifiers, character classes, and anchors you reach for most.

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15

Roman Numerals

The seven Roman numeral symbols, the subtractive pairs, and the values you meet on clocks, chapters, and dates.

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Built to be quoted, not just used

02 / Method
A

Accurate by design

Every table is compiled from the primary standard, from ICAO and NATO spelling to RFC 9110 status codes, then checked cell by cell.

B

Copyable in a click

Codes, characters, and whole rows copy cleanly, so you can drop them into a doc, wiki, or terminal without reformatting.

C

Fast and private

The translators run on your machine. Nothing you type is sent anywhere, and the pages load in an instant.


Why QuickRef

One tab for the lookups you repeat all day

Developers, radio operators, students, and support teams reach for the same handful of tables again and again. What is the phonetic spelling for a serial number read over a noisy line. What does a 422 actually mean. Which HTML entity renders a real ampersand. QuickRef collects those answers in a single, quiet, well set reference so you spend your attention on the work, not the search results.

Each reference pairs a working tool with a short, honest explainer: where the standard comes from, how to read it, and the mistakes people make. Because the copy is accurate and the tables are stable links, other docs and wikis can cite QuickRef directly. Start with the NATO phonetic alphabet, decode a signal with the Morse translator, or scan the HTTP status codes.