Multiple choice technology web 2.0

What character code would be used to create a < symbol?

  1. & gt ;

  2. & lt ;

  3. & lessthan ;

  4. & lesst ;
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The character entity < (less-than) is used in HTML to display the < symbol safely without it being interpreted as the start of a tag. The entity > displays the > symbol, while &lessthan; and &lesst; are invalid, non-standard entities.

AI explanation

To create a &lt; symbol in HTML, you would use the character code &lt;, which stands for "less than."

Let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:

Option A) &gt; - This option is incorrect because &gt; represents the greater than symbol (&gt;), not the less than symbol (&lt;).

Option B) &lt; - This option is correct. &lt; represents the less than symbol (&lt;).

Option C) &amp;lessthan; - This option is incorrect. &amp;lessthan; is not a valid character code and does not represent the less than symbol.

Option D) &amp;lesst; - This option is incorrect. &amp;lesst; is not a valid character code and does not represent the less than symbol.

The correct answer is option B. This option is correct because &lt; is the correct character code to represent the less than symbol (&lt;).

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