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:

Usage change

  • {{angle bracket|ŋ}} displays as ⟨ŋ⟩
  • {{angle bracket|foo}} displays as ⟨foo⟩
  • {{angle bracket|ψ{{!}}Ĥ{{!}}ψ}} displays as ⟨ψ|Ĥ|ψ⟩

You can also insert (nest) a text- or character-producing template as the parameter. Examples:

  • {{angle bracket|{{IPA|ŋ}}}} displays as ⟨ŋ
  • {{angle bracket|{{date}}}} displays as ⟨1 May 2024⟩

Shortcuts change

IPA change

{{angbr IPA}} is a shorthand for IPA characters:

  • {{angle bracket|ŋ}} displays as ⟨ŋ⟩


Formatting (markup) change

Place any HTML or Wiki markup either outside the template or after the pipe (|) symbol as part of the parameter. Examples:

  • '''{{angle bracket|foo}}''' displays as ⟨foo⟩
  • {{angle bracket|<u>foo</u>}} displays as ⟨foo
  • {{angle bracket|''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 change

Angle brackets (chevrons) have many uses as punctuation marks and symbols. See Angle brackets.

See also change

TemplateData change

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Angle bracket in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Angle bracket

Places the text inside an angle bracket. Used to indicate graphemes.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
text1

Text to embrace in angle brackets

Example
ψ|Ĥ|ψ
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