How to print <DummyText> inside html tag using javascript?

Question

I need to show "<>" symbols for my string "DummyText". When i run and inspect the element, it converted to be DOM element in HTML like . This is the code I am trying to do

<p><a href='' title='Survey Link'><DummyText></a></p>

Answer 1

Use < and > instead, from here

<p><a href='' title='Survey Link'>&lt;DummyText&gt;</a></p>

Answer 2

For HTML you have to encode special characters:

<p><a href='' title='Survey Link'>&lt;DummyText&gt;</a></p>