diff --git a/jinja2/constants.py b/jinja2/constants.py
index a0b4a63..c471e79 100644
--- a/jinja2/constants.py
+++ b/jinja2/constants.py
@@ -30,3 +30,261 @@
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 ultricies urna ut varius vehicula vel velit venenatis vestibulum vitae vivamus
 viverra volutpat vulputate'''
+
+
+#: a dict of all html entities + apos
+HTML_ENTITIES = {
+    'AElig': 198,
+    'Aacute': 193,
+    'Acirc': 194,
+    'Agrave': 192,
+    'Alpha': 913,
+    'Aring': 197,
+    'Atilde': 195,
+    'Auml': 196,
+    'Beta': 914,
+    'Ccedil': 199,
+    'Chi': 935,
+    'Dagger': 8225,
+    'Delta': 916,
+    'ETH': 208,
+    'Eacute': 201,
+    'Ecirc': 202,
+    'Egrave': 200,
+    'Epsilon': 917,
+    'Eta': 919,
+    'Euml': 203,
+    'Gamma': 915,
+    'Iacute': 205,
+    'Icirc': 206,
+    'Igrave': 204,
+    'Iota': 921,
+    'Iuml': 207,
+    'Kappa': 922,
+    'Lambda': 923,
+    'Mu': 924,
+    'Ntilde': 209,
+    'Nu': 925,
+    'OElig': 338,
+    'Oacute': 211,
+    'Ocirc': 212,
+    'Ograve': 210,
+    'Omega': 937,
+    'Omicron': 927,
+    'Oslash': 216,
+    'Otilde': 213,
+    'Ouml': 214,
+    'Phi': 934,
+    'Pi': 928,
+    'Prime': 8243,
+    'Psi': 936,
+    'Rho': 929,
+    'Scaron': 352,
+    'Sigma': 931,
+    'THORN': 222,
+    'Tau': 932,
+    'Theta': 920,
+    'Uacute': 218,
+    'Ucirc': 219,
+    'Ugrave': 217,
+    'Upsilon': 933,
+    'Uuml': 220,
+    'Xi': 926,
+    'Yacute': 221,
+    'Yuml': 376,
+    'Zeta': 918,
+    'aacute': 225,
+    'acirc': 226,
+    'acute': 180,
+    'aelig': 230,
+    'agrave': 224,
+    'alefsym': 8501,
+    'alpha': 945,
+    'amp': 38,
+    'and': 8743,
+    'ang': 8736,
+    'apos': 39,
+    'aring': 229,
+    'asymp': 8776,
+    'atilde': 227,
+    'auml': 228,
+    'bdquo': 8222,
+    'beta': 946,
+    'brvbar': 166,
+    'bull': 8226,
+    'cap': 8745,
+    'ccedil': 231,
+    'cedil': 184,
+    'cent': 162,
+    'chi': 967,
+    'circ': 710,
+    'clubs': 9827,
+    'cong': 8773,
+    'copy': 169,
+    'crarr': 8629,
+    'cup': 8746,
+    'curren': 164,
+    'dArr': 8659,
+    'dagger': 8224,
+    'darr': 8595,
+    'deg': 176,
+    'delta': 948,
+    'diams': 9830,
+    'divide': 247,
+    'eacute': 233,
+    'ecirc': 234,
+    'egrave': 232,
+    'empty': 8709,
+    'emsp': 8195,
+    'ensp': 8194,
+    'epsilon': 949,
+    'equiv': 8801,
+    'eta': 951,
+    'eth': 240,
+    'euml': 235,
+    'euro': 8364,
+    'exist': 8707,
+    'fnof': 402,
+    'forall': 8704,
+    'frac12': 189,
+    'frac14': 188,
+    'frac34': 190,
+    'frasl': 8260,
+    'gamma': 947,
+    'ge': 8805,
+    'gt': 62,
+    'hArr': 8660,
+    'harr': 8596,
+    'hearts': 9829,
+    'hellip': 8230,
+    'iacute': 237,
+    'icirc': 238,
+    'iexcl': 161,
+    'igrave': 236,
+    'image': 8465,
+    'infin': 8734,
+    'int': 8747,
+    'iota': 953,
+    'iquest': 191,
+    'isin': 8712,
+    'iuml': 239,
+    'kappa': 954,
+    'lArr': 8656,
+    'lambda': 955,
+    'lang': 9001,
+    'laquo': 171,
+    'larr': 8592,
+    'lceil': 8968,
+    'ldquo': 8220,
+    'le': 8804,
+    'lfloor': 8970,
+    'lowast': 8727,
+    'loz': 9674,
+    'lrm': 8206,
+    'lsaquo': 8249,
+    'lsquo': 8216,
+    'lt': 60,
+    'macr': 175,
+    'mdash': 8212,
+    'micro': 181,
+    'middot': 183,
+    'minus': 8722,
+    'mu': 956,
+    'nabla': 8711,
+    'nbsp': 160,
+    'ndash': 8211,
+    'ne': 8800,
+    'ni': 8715,
+    'not': 172,
+    'notin': 8713,
+    'nsub': 8836,
+    'ntilde': 241,
+    'nu': 957,
+    'oacute': 243,
+    'ocirc': 244,
+    'oelig': 339,
+    'ograve': 242,
+    'oline': 8254,
+    'omega': 969,
+    'omicron': 959,
+    'oplus': 8853,
+    'or': 8744,
+    'ordf': 170,
+    'ordm': 186,
+    'oslash': 248,
+    'otilde': 245,
+    'otimes': 8855,
+    'ouml': 246,
+    'para': 182,
+    'part': 8706,
+    'permil': 8240,
+    'perp': 8869,
+    'phi': 966,
+    'pi': 960,
+    'piv': 982,
+    'plusmn': 177,
+    'pound': 163,
+    'prime': 8242,
+    'prod': 8719,
+    'prop': 8733,
+    'psi': 968,
+    'quot': 34,
+    'rArr': 8658,
+    'radic': 8730,
+    'rang': 9002,
+    'raquo': 187,
+    'rarr': 8594,
+    'rceil': 8969,
+    'rdquo': 8221,
+    'real': 8476,
+    'reg': 174,
+    'rfloor': 8971,
+    'rho': 961,
+    'rlm': 8207,
+    'rsaquo': 8250,
+    'rsquo': 8217,
+    'sbquo': 8218,
+    'scaron': 353,
+    'sdot': 8901,
+    'sect': 167,
+    'shy': 173,
+    'sigma': 963,
+    'sigmaf': 962,
+    'sim': 8764,
+    'spades': 9824,
+    'sub': 8834,
+    'sube': 8838,
+    'sum': 8721,
+    'sup': 8835,
+    'sup1': 185,
+    'sup2': 178,
+    'sup3': 179,
+    'supe': 8839,
+    'szlig': 223,
+    'tau': 964,
+    'there4': 8756,
+    'theta': 952,
+    'thetasym': 977,
+    'thinsp': 8201,
+    'thorn': 254,
+    'tilde': 732,
+    'times': 215,
+    'trade': 8482,
+    'uArr': 8657,
+    'uacute': 250,
+    'uarr': 8593,
+    'ucirc': 251,
+    'ugrave': 249,
+    'uml': 168,
+    'upsih': 978,
+    'upsilon': 965,
+    'uuml': 252,
+    'weierp': 8472,
+    'xi': 958,
+    'yacute': 253,
+    'yen': 165,
+    'yuml': 255,
+    'zeta': 950,
+    'zwj': 8205,
+    'zwnj': 8204
+}