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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
<
CSS code
\003C
Usage Examples
Use < to display a less-than sign without breaking HTML parsing. For example, to show a code snippet: <div>Hello</div> renders as <div>Hello</div>. In mathematics: 5 < 10 renders as 5 < 10.
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Common Mistakes
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Mistake: Using < directly in HTML content instead of <
Fix: Always use < 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 ≤ (≤) for inclusive inequality.
Less Than ("opening Bracket")
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Category: Special Chars & Html
| Unicode | U+0003C |
|---|---|
| Hex Code | < |
| HTML Code | < |
| HTML Entity | < |
| CSS Code | \003C |
| Windows Shortcut | |
| Mac Shortcut | |
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Last updated: 17 Aug 2026
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