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== Usage ==
== Usage ==
Use this template to generate a pair of left (open) and right (close) [[Bracket#Angle brackets|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 angle brackets will surround whatever you insert as a [[Parameter (computer programming)|parameter]] after the pipe (|) symbol. Examples:
Use this template to generate a pair of left (open) and right (close) [[Bracket#Angle brackets|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 angle brackets will surround whatever you insert as a [[Parameter (computer programming)|parameter]] after the pipe (|) symbol. Examples:
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*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|ŋ}}</nowiki></code>  displays as  {{angbr|ŋ}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|ŋ}}</nowiki></code>  displays as  {{angbr|ŋ}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|foo}}</nowiki></code>  displays as  {{angbr|foo}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|foo}}</nowiki></code>  displays as  {{angbr|foo}}
You can also insert (nest) a text- or character-producing template as the parameter. Examples:
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|{{IPA|ŋ}}}}</nowiki></code> displays as  {{angbr|{{IPA|ŋ}}}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|{{unicode|ŋ}}}}</nowiki></code> displays as  {{angbr|{{unicode|ŋ}}}}
*<code><nowiki>{{angbr|{{date}}}}</nowiki></code> displays as  {{angbr|{{date}}}}


;Formatting (markup)
;Formatting (markup)
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*<code>&lt;font color=red&gt;<nowiki>{{angbr|foo}}</nowiki>{{angbr|/font}}</code>  displays as  <font color=red>{{angbr|foo}}</font>
*<code>&lt;font color=red&gt;<nowiki>{{angbr|foo}}</nowiki>{{angbr|/font}}</code>  displays as  <font color=red>{{angbr|foo}}</font>


;Meaning
Angle brackets (chevrons) have many uses as punctuation marks and symbols. See [[Bracket#Angle brackets|Angle brackets]].
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