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What is >>

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In HTML, >> is an HTML entity that represents the characters >>. Here’s a breakdown:

  • > stands for greater-than symbol (>).
  • When repeated like >>, it simply means >> in plain text.

Why HTML Entities Are Used

HTML entities like > are used to display special characters in HTML documents that might otherwise be misinterpreted as part of the HTML markup. For example:

  • < (&lt;) and > (&gt;) are normally used for HTML tags.
  • To display them as text, you must use their respective HTML entities.

Example

<p>10 &gt; 5</p>

This would render as:

10 > 5

Similarly:

<p>This is an example of &gt;&gt;</p>

Would render as:

This is an example of >>

Let me know if you’d like further clarification!