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less-than sign

mathematical symbol representing the relation "less than"
Thing Inequality Sign Q3490724

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
inequality sign, Unicode character
Has use
chevrons, less than
Depicts
less than
Different from
⟨
HTML entity
<, &lt, <, &LT, <, <
Homoglyph
‹, ＜, ﹤
Opposite of
greater-than sign
TeX string
\textless, <
Unicode block
Basic Latin
Unicode character
<
Unicode character name
LESS-THAN SIGN
Unicode code point
003C
🏷️ Also known as
en less than symbol en less-than symbol en < en less-than sign en LESS-THAN SIGN ar علامة أصغر من ar < cs < cs menší než cs menšítko da Gåsevinkel da Mindre end-tegn da < de < de Kleiner-als-Zeichen es < es signo menor que fr symbole inférieur-à fr < fr signe inférieur à
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Font Awesome 5 solid less-than.svg ↗
ComputerLanguage.com definition
less+than+symbol
Freebase ID
/m/04ggj29
GlyphWiki ID
u003c
IBM graphic character global ID
SA030000
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779409583

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
chevrons
Has use 1
chevrons
Opposite of 1
greater-than sign
Unicode block 1
Basic Latin
← Different from 1
guillemet
← Opposite of 1
greater-than sign
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Summary

less-than sign is an inequality sign[1].

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Unicode character[2]
  • Depicts: less than[3]
  • Has use: chevrons[4], less than[5]
  • Opposite of: greater-than sign[6]
  • less-than sign's Unicode character is recorded as <<sup id="cite-C9" class="cite-ref" title="less-than sign — Unicode character (P487): <">[?].
  • Different from: ⟨[7]
  • TeX string: \textless[8]
  • less-than sign's TeX string is recorded as <<sup id="cite-C13" class="cite-ref" title="less-than sign — TeX string (P1993): <">[?].
  • Homoglyph: ‹[9], ＜[10], ﹤[11]
  • Unicode code point: 003C[12]
  • HTML entity: <[13], &lt[14], <[15], &LT[16], <[17], <[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Unicode 13.0. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . html.spec.whatwg.org. html.spec.whatwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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