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Use this template to generate a pair of left (open) and right (close) [[angle brackets]] (also called ''chevrons'') that will display correctly, even on operating systems and browsers that normally cannot display these characters when they are used in text. The template includes a 'nowrap' instruction, to prevent the brackets from separating from the enclosed string at the end of a line; as a consequence, a long enclosed string such as a date will not break either.

==Usage==
The angle brackets will surround whatever you insert as a [[Parameter (computer programming)|parameter]] after the pipe (|) symbol. Examples:

*<code><nowiki>{{angle bracket|ŋ}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr|ŋ}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angle bracket|foo}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr|foo}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angle bracket|ψ{{!}}Ĥ{{!}}ψ}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr|ψ{{!}}Ĥ{{!}}ψ}}

You can also insert (nest) a text- or character-producing template as the parameter. Examples:

*<code><nowiki>{{angle bracket|{{IPA|ŋ}}}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr|{{IPA|ŋ}}}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angle bracket|{{date}}}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr|{{date}}}}

===IPA===
{{tl|angbr IPA}} is a shorthand for formatting IPA characters and is equivalent to nesting an {{tl|IPA}} template:
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|ŋ}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr|ŋ}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr IPA|ŋ}}</nowiki></code> displays as {{angbr IPA|ŋ}}

== Formatting (markup) ==

Place any HTML or Wiki markup either outside the template or after the pipe (|) symbol as part of the parameter. Examples:

*<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>'''{{angle bracket|foo}}'''</syntaxhighlight> displays as '''{{angbr|foo}}'''
*<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{angle bracket|<u>foo</u>}}</syntaxhighlight> displays as {{angbr|<u>foo</u>}}
*<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{angle bracket|''foo''}}</syntaxhighlight> displays as {{angbr|''foo''}}

The template does not work properly with an equals sign (=) in the parameter. Start the parameter with <code>1=</code> to circumvent this problem or get acquainted with [[Template:Escape template list]].

== Meaning ==

Angle brackets (chevrons) have many uses as punctuation marks and symbols. See [[Angle brackets]].

== See also ==
* {{tl|Graphetic unit}}
* {{tl|abs}}
* {{tl|Circumfix}}: linguistic affix set off with reversed angle brackets
* {{tl|Bracket}}: square brackets
* {{tl|Braket}}, {{tl|Bra-ket}}, {{tl|Bra}}, {{tl|Ket}}: Dirac notation
* {{tl|Langle}}, {{tl|Rangle}}: single brackets
* {{tl|norm}}
* {{tl|pars}}

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"1": {
			"label": "text",
			"description": "Text to embrace in angle brackets",
			"example": "ψ|Ĥ|ψ",
			"type": "line",
			"suggested": true
		}
	},
	"description": "Places the text inside an angle bracket. Used to indicate graphemes."
}
</templatedata>

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