Date: 7/10/2013 19:38:14
From: Aquila
ID: 408974
Subject: Name this symbol

Thought I’d pop this question up here.
I’ve tried a brief search for the answer but no luck.

Does anyone know if this symbol has a specific name?
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..it’s used in html tagging code, I believe

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Date: 7/10/2013 19:39:16
From: Teleost
ID: 408976
Subject: re: Name this symbol

Less than.

That’s the only name I know for it.

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Date: 7/10/2013 19:39:36
From: JudgeMental
ID: 408977
Subject: re: Name this symbol

less than

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Date: 7/10/2013 19:40:53
From: Carmen_Sandiego
ID: 408978
Subject: re: Name this symbol

When used in coding, they are called “Angle Brackets”.

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Date: 7/10/2013 19:41:37
From: JudgeMental
ID: 408979
Subject: re: Name this symbol

beaten tuit by carmen.

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Date: 7/10/2013 19:42:29
From: JudgeMental
ID: 408981
Subject: re: Name this symbol

and ^ is a circumflex or caret

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Date: 7/10/2013 19:49:35
From: Aquila
ID: 408991
Subject: re: Name this symbol

Ah, thank you

:-)

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:06:02
From: The Rev Dodgson
ID: 409011
Subject: re: Name this symbol

I think it’s called “Go West young man”.

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:07:12
From: Riff-in-Thyme
ID: 409015
Subject: re: Name this symbol

The Rev Dodgson said:


I think it’s called “Go West young man”.

I thought that line ended “…life is peaceful there!”

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:19:06
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 409020
Subject: re: Name this symbol

the angle brackets are used in opening and closing tags

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:23:28
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 409022
Subject: re: Name this symbol

you could also call it an operator

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:24:39
From: Aquila
ID: 409024
Subject: re: Name this symbol

CrazyNeutrino said:

you could also call it an operator

..a smooth operator

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:27:36
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 409027
Subject: re: Name this symbol

Aquila said:


CrazyNeutrino said:

you could also call it an operator

..a smooth operator

if your coding to the groove

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Date: 7/10/2013 20:31:33
From: Aquila
ID: 409029
Subject: re: Name this symbol

CrazyNeutrino said:


Aquila said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

you could also call it an operator

..a smooth operator

if your coding to the groove

Pay that. :-)

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Date: 7/10/2013 21:49:19
From: Wocky
ID: 409066
Subject: re: Name this symbol

I call it &lt;

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Date: 8/10/2013 12:34:03
From: Tamb
ID: 409301
Subject: re: Name this symbol

Aquila said:


CrazyNeutrino said:

you could also call it an operator

..a smooth operator

No, < is pointy. A smooth operator would be ~

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Date: 9/10/2013 20:07:11
From: gaghalfrunt
ID: 410092
Subject: re: Name this symbol

Tamb said:


Aquila said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

you could also call it an operator

..a smooth operator

No, < is pointy. A smooth operator would be ~

Thats a dutch tilde®

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