Of course, there may be instances in which you need to actually use special characters like the greater than or less than symbol.

当然，在一些情况下您需要使用特殊字符，如大于号或小于号。

youdao

If you erased a closing tag, typed a tag name incorrectly, or perhaps overtyped a symbol, such as a less than sign (<), you might run into this problem.

如果您误删了一个结束标记，键入的标记名不正确或者多打了一个小于号 (<)，则有可能遇到这种问题。

youdao

On a UNIX-based operating system, this is most easily accomplished by using the STDIN redirection character that is appropriate for your shell, such as the less-than symbol (<) for the Bash shell.

在基于 UNIX 的操作系统中，通过使用适合您的 shell 的 STDIN 重定向字符最容易实现了，比如为 Bash shell 使用小于号 (<)。

youdao

Following the thought of scholars Hannah Fenichel Pitkin and Ernesto Laclau, we can say that, how the constituent is kept satisfied matters less than the symbol the government or the leader represent.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Some Reflections Over Speculations on Venezuela's Future

The gun itself is a little more than a pretext and a lot less than a symbol: it serves mostly to get her involved in the mysterious life of her across-the-street neighbor, Skippy (James LeGros), a scruffy, shifty-eyed young man who has a big crush on her.

NEWYORKER: My New Gun

Something boring or ugly is a symbol to the world that you are prepared to accept less than the best.

FORBES: Feng Shui, New Offices, Advertising and StrawberryFrog