Fullwidth Less-than Sign Letter
The fullwidth less-than sign ＜ (U+FF1C) is a wide variant of the less-than symbol used for typography in fullwidth text.
U+FF1C
＜ is the fullwidth less-than sign, encoded as U+FF1C. It’s commonly used in fullwidth Japanese/compatibility typography where characters are expected to take up consistent horizontal space.
Fullwidth Less-than Sign Letter Meaning
The symbol ＜ is the fullwidth form of the “less-than” sign, with the Unicode name FULLWIDTH LESS-THAN SIGN and codepoint U+FF1C. Visually, it looks like a left angle bracket but is designed to occupy fullwidth character space, making it useful when you want alignment with other fullwidth characters. In plain text it often serves the same general purpose as “<”, such as indicating that one value is less than another or introducing an opening marker in formatted text. It also appears in UI text or documents where fullwidth punctuation is preferred for consistent typography.
Common uses
- •Use in fullwidth text designs where consistent character width matters
- •Formatting comparisons in UI strings that should match fullwidth punctuation
- •Creating decorative “opening” markers in headings or labels
- •Displaying HTML-like snippets in environments that prefer fullwidth characters
- •Copying into multilingual documents that mix ASCII with fullwidth punctuation
Examples
＜ Fullwidth Less-Than Sign (U+FF1C)
- ＜Score: ＜ 50 points
- ＜Disk usage: ＜ 80%
- ＜Priority label ＜ Low
- ＜Temperature: ＜ 0°C
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Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FF1C | |
| HTML Entity | ＜ | |
| HTML Code | ＜ | |
| CSS | \FF1C |
FAQ
What does the Fullwidth Less-than Sign letter mean?
The symbol ＜ is the fullwidth form of the “less-than” sign, with the Unicode name FULLWIDTH LESS-THAN SIGN and codepoint U+FF1C. Visually, it looks like a left angle bracket but is designed to occupy fullwidth character space, making it useful when you want alignment with other fullwidth characters. In plain text it often serves the same general purpose as “<”, such as indicating that one value is less than another or introducing an opening marker in formatted text. It also appears in UI text or documents where fullwidth punctuation is preferred for consistent typography.
Is ＜ the same as the normal less-than sign (<)?
They are related, but ＜ is the fullwidth variant (U+FF1C). The normal less-than sign is typically “<” (ASCII/halfwidth style). They may differ in spacing and alignment in typography.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ＜?
The Unicode codepoint for ＜ (FULLWIDTH LESS-THAN SIGN) is U+FF1C.
How can I insert ＜ using HTML?
You can use the HTML entity ＜.
Can developers generate ＜ from code?
Yes. For example, in JavaScript you can use the escape \\u{FF1C}, and in CSS you can use \\FF1C.