HTML and word processors use special codes to add special symbols to the text. An example is the copyright symbol "©" which is written with the unicode "©." There are also codes for other languages including Hebrew that can be added to most word processors and HTML documents. Below are the unicodes for the Hebrew alphabet, the nikkud (vowel pointings) and other Hebrew symbols. You can paste the code into an html document or the actual Hebrew character into a word processor.

Here is Genesis 1:1;

Below is the unicode used for the above verse (I like to place one word on one line, this will make finding a word for editing easier).

The letter בּ, as used in the first word in Genesis 1:1, can be written with the unicode "בּ" and the letter the letter שׁ can be written with the unicode "שׁ". However, if these unicodes are used here is how the first word appears in html.

Notice that the two vowels (the sheva and hhireq) below the two letters we just discussed are moved over to the left a little to far. For this reason it is best to use the unicodes "בּ" (ב with the code for the dagesh) for the בּ and "שׁ" (ש with the code for the right dot) for the שׁ. With these unicodes the word appears as;