I have the following XML tag <list message=2 < 3> I want to replace

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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T11:08:17+00:00 2026-05-23T11:08:17+00:00

I have the following XML tag

<list message="2 < 3">

I want to replace the < in the text with <

Need a regex to match < if it doesn’t appear at the start of line.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-23T11:08:18+00:00

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[^<]+ = one or more characters that are not <

< = the < you’re looking for

replace:

([^<]+)<

with:

$1&lt;

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