Angle brackets

Also called less-than and greater-than signs or chevrons.

How to type it

< is the right middle finger with Shift; > is the right ring finger with Shift.

Common uses

• In mathematics, < means less than and > means greater than, as in 3 < 5.
• Email programs often show an address inside angle brackets, as in Ada <ada@example.com>.

Less common uses

• HTML tags are wrapped in angle brackets, as in <p> and </p>.
• In shells, > sends output to a file and < reads input from one.
• Typed together, <3 is a sideways heart.