HTML Entity Detail

HTML Entity - Less Than ("opening Bracket")

Less Than ("opening Bracket") is a reserved HTML characters and special typographic symbols. This HTML entity enables web developers to display this character reliably across all browsers without encoding issues.

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<
Unicode

U+0003C

HTML entity

&lt;

CSS code

\003C

Usage Examples

Use this HTML entity in HTML markup to display reserved characters without breaking the page structure. For example, use &amp;amp; to show an ampersand.

Common Mistakes

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Mistake: Using < directly in HTML content instead of &lt;

Fix: Always use &lt; to display a less-than sign in HTML. Otherwise the browser treats it as the start of an HTML tag.

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Mistake: Confusing < (less-than) with ≤ (less-than-or-equal)

Fix: Use < for strict inequality and ≤ (&le;) for inclusive inequality.

Less Than ("opening Bracket")

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Category: Special Chars & Html
Unicode U+0003C
Hex Code &#x3c;
HTML Code &#60;
HTML Entity &lt;
CSS Code \003C
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Last updated: 21 Jun 2026