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    Feb 25, 2010, 04:08 PM
    Symbol name for >>>>>>>
    Why does some email forwarded have this symbol before each sentence > and what is it called?
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    Feb 25, 2010, 04:09 PM

    Why does some forwarded email begin with this symbol > and what is it called
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    Feb 25, 2010, 04:56 PM

    It's called "greater than". It's a mathematical symbol. Used in inequality equations.

    For example, 4 > 0. That reads as "four is greater than zero."

    The reason some forwarded e-mails use it is to indent plain text of the original e-mail. This is to show what was in the original e-mail.

    For more information:

    Greater Than Symbol: Definition and additional resources from ZDNet

    Bracket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Feb 27, 2010, 11:50 AM

    It works kind of like the quote bbcode this forum uses

    Email:
    >Quoted text
    >Usually from a reply
    >sometimes from a forward

    Actual text sent to you doesn't have those...


    Forum:

    Quoted text
    Usually from a reply
    Sometimes from a forward
    Actual message doesn't have any formatting.
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