Making < show up in a post.

[starwatcher307]

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I learned a while back that < (meaning 'less than') is HTML for <, and > (meaning 'greater than') is HTML for >. It means that I can write:

"Use and to make italics."

instead of writing:

"Use [i] and [/i] to make italics, but change the [ and ] to < and >."

(And & makes '&' show up, which is how I produced the demonstration

Comments

[nakeisha]

Again, thank you!

I've been wondering how people did this, as I'd seen the < > show in posts and was somewhat confused.

*Files away for future information*

[starwatcher307]

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It's so simple when you know, but almost impossible to guess. One of these days, all of the info will get to all of us. But I won't hold my breath. ;-)
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[nakeisha]

We can but hope.

[jya_bd_cp_ttgb]

Sorry to post this here, but I can't find what I'm looking for on the rest of your Journal.

Making someone else's lj appear in the same style as your own? I thought the code was http://starwatcher307.livejournal.com/280331.htmlstyle=mine

but it's not working.

[jokan]

Jumping in, but I think it's ?style=mine.

[starwatcher307]

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Yes, it's amazing how one character can make or break a link.

Thanks for filling in; I was out for the afternoon.
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[starwatcher307]

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Jokan is right; you need that ?

html?style=mine shows people their own journal style

html?style=light shows a basic journal, black on white
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[jokan]

I also wondered how to do that, so I've memoried it away. (In the LJ world, memoried is a word, isn't it?) :)

[starwatcher307]

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Well, if 'friend' can be a verb, I don't see why we can't do the same to 'memory'.

And, if you haven't seen, I have more HTML and LJ tip-posts on this page. Feel free to memory, save, pass on to other people; my information is to share.
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