Bug
Field name contains the Less Than (<) or Greater Than (>) characters, these characters are displayed as '>' and '<' in the attribute table in Map Viewer.
| Bug ID Number | BUG-000171431 |
|---|---|
| Submitted | October 11, 2024 |
| Last Modified | June 4, 2025 |
| Applies to | ArcGIS Online |
| Version found | N/A |
| Operating System | N/A |
| Operating System Version | N/A |
| Status | Known Limit |
Additional Information
The Less Than (<) and Greater Than (>) symbols are unsupported characters. This is documented in multiple Esri resources, including this Technical Support article called What characters should not be used in ArcGIS for field names and table names?: https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/what-characters-should-not-be-used-in-arcgis-for-field--000005588, and in many 'field naming guidelines' documents state that 'Spaces and certain characters are not supported in field names. Special characters include hyphens such as in x-coordinate and y-coordinate; parentheses; brackets; and symbols such as $, %, and #. Essentially, remove any character that is not alphanumeric or an underscore.Steps to Reproduce
Bug ID: BUG-000171431
Software:
- ArcGIS Online
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