Less than and greater than symbol: What are 'greater than' and 'less than'

What are 'greater than' and 'less than' signs and how do we teach and remember these comparison symbols? Learn to compare numbers with our video lesson and worksheets. While the greater than symbol indicates that the left side is numerically larger than the right side, the less than symbol denotes that the left side is numerically smaller. The greater than, less than and equal to signs are mathematical symbols. These symbols are used to represent inequality between two values. Check meaning of greater than and less than signs with examples here. Copy and paste comparison symbol like less than > (greater than), < (less than), ≠ (not equal to) ≥ (greater than or equal to) and ≤ (less than or equal to) in just one click. Click on more than symbol to copy it to the clipboard & insert it to an input element. Please also check out our text symbols chrome extension to help users easily copy and paste text symbols, which runs offline.