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

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[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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[jya_bd_cp_ttgb]

Thank you both! Was offline after I posted or I would've said it sooner!!

*tucks info into brain pan*