How can I put "< >" as a text in HTML? [duplicate]

Question

I would like to include < and > inside of a text in HTML but I'm unable to because HTML doesn't understand that it's text.

Is there any way to put those symbols in HTML as a text and make the editor understand it ?

Example:

<div> <this is some text> </div>

Answer 1

Yes, simple use < and > like this:

Use then <like> this

<br>
  
5 &lt; 6 = true

<br>
  
1 &gt; 2 = false

Your Example would be:

<div>&lt;this is some text&gt;</div>

They are called HTML Entity's:

An HTML entity is a piece of text ("string") that begins with an ampersand (&) and ends with a semicolon (;) . Entities are frequently used to display reserved characters (which would otherwise be interpreted as HTML code), and invisible characters (like non-breaking spaces)

You can check the full entity's list in W3 Org and learn more about it in the MDN Documentation