How to write "<%" in a erb file

Question

I have an .erb file where I'd like to return the following text:

Name <%r>

When I render this file, the erb interprets the <% as a ruby code and doesn't render the % signal.

I found one way to do this, putting the % signal in a String like this:

Name <<%= "%" %>r>

But this is very ugly. Is there any other way to do it?

Answer 1

I believe you are looking for double percents

<%%r%>

This is used extensively when using erb templates to generate erb templates.

update

<%%r>

Answer 2

you could use "& lt;" (without the space) to replace < if it is just plain html

Answer 3

You shouldn't write < directly into markup, use <, >, etc.