\text{\textless}

The symbol \text{\textless} is used to represent the less-than sign in text mode within LaTeX documents. It is primarily used in mathematical expressions or comparisons to indicate that one quantity is smaller than another.

Examples

Indicates that x is less than y in a mathematical expression.

x \text{\textless} y

Shows a chain of inequalities where a is less than b and b is less than c.

a \text{\textless} b \text{\textless} c

Specifies that the variable n is less than 10.

n \text{\textless} 10