Unsupported titles/`lt` `gt` `lt`/ `gt`

< U+003C, &#60; LESS-THAN SIGN ← ; [U+003B] Basic Latin = → [U+003D]

/ U+002F, / SOLIDUS ← . [U+002E] Basic Latin 0 → [U+0030]

> U+003E, > GREATER-THAN SIGN ← = [U+003D] Basic Latin ? → [U+003F]

Translingual

Symbol

< > </ >

1. (computing) Used in HTML and XML to open and close an element.

   <p>This is a new paragraph.</p>

   • 2010, The Social Network (movie)

     [written by Mark Zuckerberg at the start of the movie, after he was dumped by his girlfriend Erica]

     <p><i>9:48pm</i>. The truth is that she has a nice face. I need to do something to take my mind off her. Easy enough, except I need an idea.</p>

Coordinate terms

• < >
• < />

Punctuation mark

< > </ >

1. (Internet slang) Used to explicitly indicate an attribute of given statement.

   <sarcasm>I believe you, thousands wouldn't.</sarcasm>

   <edit>I forgot to mention! ...</edit>

   • 1999 May 30, Judi Sohn, “An Open letter to Apple and the OS X Client Development Team”, in comp.sys.mac.misc‎^[1] (Usenet; in English), archived from the original on 7 December 2025:

     <sarcasm> Oh, it should have had been pink and had little rosies and flowers all around it. That's the only way that "the females" could understand it. </sarcasm>

   • 2002 December 19, Chris Dunlop, “Quiz”, in uk.local.east-anglia‎^[2] (Usenet; in English), archived from the original on 29 September 2025:

     <rant>Protecting your children from assault is one thing. Banning photography at school plays seems to come from the same school of thought covering up piano legs, or making women wear Burkhas lest the sight of them inflame mens' passions. Yet this is Norfolk, now.</rant>

   • 2007 October 19, rwa2play, “(RSPoliticsW) <sarcasm> The economy's doing great!!! </sarcasm>”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling‎^[3] (Usenet; in English), message-ID <1192824760.392102.297720@k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com>

Derived terms

• Category:English tone indicators