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How do you pronounce the < and > for XML and HTML, etc.?

They are not "brackets" right? Because those are [ and ]. And { and } are other types.

13 Comments

  1. Ron wrote:

    According to the character entity codes, they are "less than" and "greater than" symbols:

    & lt ; (remove spaces) = <

    & gt ; (remove spaces) = >

    Ron

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  2. gamingenius wrote:

    brackets [ ]
    braces { }
    chevrons < >

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  3. Magia wrote:

    I allways pronounce it "tags opener" =D

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  4. M. L. wrote:

    They are known by many names:
    angle brackets, diamond brackets, cone brackets, wickets, chevrons

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracket

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  5. Joshua J wrote:

    They are most commonly referred to as Greater Than and Less Than.

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  6. dinchan wrote:

    sometimes called "angle brackets"

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  7. ?Neeraj Yadav? wrote:

    In the context of any mark up language
    They are known as <tag>

    Rules with Html/XML tags are

    i)All HTML/XML Elements Must Have a Closing Tag
    though html has some exceptions like <p>,<br>

    ii)XML Tags are Case Sensitive
    incorrect use <Message>This is incorrect</message>

    iii)XML Elements Must be Properly Nested
    n HTML, you might see improperly nested elements:
    <b><i>This text is bold and italic</b></i>

    iv)XML Documents Must Have a Root Element

    XML documents must contain one element that is the parent of all other elements. This element is called the root element.
    <root>
    <child>
    <subchild>…..</subchild>
    </child>
    </root>

    rest visit
    http://www.w3schools.com/xmL/xml_syntax.asp

    Remember HTML is used to create User Interface Page
    where as XML has representation logics ‘ like how data
    should kept and with what order.

    hope this helps
    Cheers:)

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  8. Webvantage wrote:

    round brackets, open brackets or parentheses: ( )
    square brackets, closed brackets or box brackets: [ ]
    curly brackets, squiggly brackets, swirly brackets, braces: { }
    angle brackets, diamond brackets, cone brackets, wickets, chevrons: < >

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  9. HazelEyesCA wrote:

    I usually just say "greater than" or "less than" symbol.

    In the early days some people called them "carrots".

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
  10. nighthwk3 wrote:

    If I’m telling someone what to type, I’ll say "less than" and "greater than", since less technical people get confused with brackets/braces/etc.

    We’ve all seen their confusion between the terms "slash, forward slash, and back slash"…

    Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink
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