The less-than symbol ('<') is used in mathematical equations to signify that the left value is 'less-than' the right value. In web design, this symbol is also widely used to write HTML code. Together with the greater-than sign ('>') these symbols create HTML tags, like <div> and <span>.
<
&U+0003C
UNICODE
<
HEX CODE
<
HTML CODE
<
HTML ENTITY
\003C
CSS CODE
HTML Example
<span><</span>
CSS Example
span { content: "\003C"; }