Less than
< is the Unicode character “LESS-THAN SIGN” (U+003C). It is also known as less than. It belongs to the Basic Latin block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
< codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+003C |
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| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | < |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | < |
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| HTML entityNamed HTML entity | < |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \003C |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u003C |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u003C |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %3C |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | 3C |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 003C |
How to type <
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “less than”.
In Microsoft Word, type 003C and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “less than”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About <
- Unicode name
- LESS-THAN SIGN
- Code point
- U+003C (60)
- Block
- Basic Latin
- Category
- Math Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1