Can't Write "<" or ">"

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I can't seem to write this symbol "< >" in Latex. enter image description here

Welcome to TeX.SX! You could try adding \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} to the preamble of your document. Also, you don't have to write "Hello" or "Please help". — Fritz, Sep 25 '14 at 17:05
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score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 25 '14 at 18:02

If you write in Portuguese, you need

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

and possibly add

\usepackage{lmodern}

to your document preamble. The first package is needed in order to make hyphenation of accented words possible also past an accent, which in Portuguese is essential.

With this, an input such as

Formato reconhecido <Especificador>

will print as expected. However, it's traditional to print such keywords in a monospaced font, in order to make them distinguishable from the context. So

Formato reconhecido \texttt{<Especificador>}

is my recommendation.

Minimal example

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[portuguese]{babel} % or brazil

\begin{document}

Formato reconhecido <Especificador>

Formato reconhecido \texttt{<Especificador>}

\end{document}

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Even better: \newcommand{\keyword}[1]{\texttt{#1}} and Formato reconhecido \keyword{<Especificador>}. Just in case you ever decide that you want all keywords typeset in red and italic, instead of monospace. — Fritz, Sep 25 '14 at 18:26

Can't Write "<" or ">"

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