Template:Angle bracket/doc
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Use this template to generate a pair of left (open) and right (close) angle brackets (also called chevrons) that will display correctly, even on operating systems and browsers that normally cannot display these characters when they are used in text. The angle brackets will surround whatever you insert as a parameter after the pipe (|) symbol. Examples:
{{angbr|ŋ}}
displays as ⟨ŋ⟩{{angbr|foo}}
displays as ⟨foo⟩
You can also insert (nest) a text- or character-producing template as the parameter. Examples:
{{angbr|{{IPA|ŋ}}}}
displays as ⟨ŋ⟩{{angbr|{{date}}}}
displays as ⟨1 January 2025⟩
Formatting (markup)[edit source]
Place any HTML or Wiki markup either outside the template or after the pipe (|) symbol as part of the parameter. Examples:
<b>{{angbr|foo}}</b>
displays as ⟨foo⟩{{angbr|<u>foo</u>}}
displays as ⟨foo⟩{{angbr|''foo''}}
displays as ⟨foo⟩
The template does not work properly with an equals sign (=) in the parameter. Start the parameter with 1=
to circumvent this problem.
Meaning[edit source]
Angle brackets (chevrons) have many uses as punctuation marks and symbols. See Angle brackets.
See also[edit source]
- {{Circumfix}}: linguistic affix set off with reversed angle brackets
- {{Bracket}}: square brackets
- {{Braket}}, {{Bra-ket}}, {{Bra}}, {{Ket}}: Dirac notation
- {{Langle}}, {{Rangle}}: single brackets
External links[edit source]
- Template:Angle bracket/doc at Wikipedia, the free Terran encyclopedia that anyone can edit.