How to Build and Run a Battlefield 6 Discord Server With YourBot

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How to Build and Run a Battlefield 6 Discord Server With YourBot

Updated September 2026

A strong Battlefield 6 Discord server should make it easy to find a squad, organize larger community sessions, discover Portal experiences, choose the right voice room, and keep up with a live-service game that changes throughout the year. YourBot can create that foundation with Start Your Server, then run the day-to-day workflows through its built-in services.

Battlefield 6 launched on October 10, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. As of September 2026, it is deep into its live-service cycle with Season 4 active, new naval content, Portal updates, REDSEC, custom lobbies, and additional social systems on the way. That makes a Battlefield community different from a simple launch-day Discord: the server needs to survive new maps, modes, seasons, competitive formats, and evolving in-game social tools without requiring a redesign every few months.

This guide builds a complete example Battlefield 6 community, then shows how to configure all ten YourBot services manually after Start Your Server creates the initial structure.

Editorial disclosure: This guide is published by YourBot.gg. Battlefield information is based on current Electronic Arts, Battlefield, EA Help, and Steam documentation. YourBot-specific setup is based on current product behavior and read-only repository review. Battlefield 6 is a live-service game, so game modes, progression rules, social features, and seasonal plans may change after publication.

What Makes a Battlefield 6 Discord Different?

Battlefield 6 combines several types of community activity that do not fit neatly into one #lfg channel.

EA currently documents:

The result is a community with several different coordination problems:

A good Discord separates those use cases without turning the channel list into a replica of the Battlefield menu.

The Community We Will Build

This guide uses a fictional community called Task Force Meridian [TFM].

It is a 220-member Battlefield 6 community with:

The community is not built around one fixed season. It is designed to adapt as Battlefield 6 adds modes and social systems.

YourBot Services We Will Use

YourBot service Battlefield 6 use
Welcome Verification, platform/region roles, class and mode interests
Sentinel Spam, phishing, cheat-selling links, harassment, raid protection
Tickets Clan applications, reports, appeals, event-team applications
Beacon Events Scheduled Conquest nights, REDSEC sessions, Portal playtests, tournaments
Group Finder Squads forming now or later the same day
Join-to-Create Voice Temporary squad, vehicle-crew, and training rooms
Announcements Weekly operations, season reminders, community notices
Social Feeds Battlefield 6 publisher announcements through Steam
Analytics Discord participation, voice activity, retention, channel health
Giveaways Optional community prizes and event rewards

The objective is not to force every service into every community. Each service should own a clear workflow.


Step 1: Build the Foundation With Start Your Server

Start Your Server can create or reorganize channels, roles, permission overwrites, starter content, and supported YourBot service settings.

For an established Battlefield server, use an add-only first pass. Preserve the current channels and stage replacements beside them until staff have tested the new structure.

Copy-ready Start Your Server prompt

Create or reorganize this Discord server for a 220-member Battlefield 6
community called Task Force Meridian.

The community includes PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S players across
North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Create a compact onboarding flow with welcome, rules, how-to-start,
verification, platform roles, region roles, class interests, mode interests,
and opt-in notification roles.

Class interests should include Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon.
Mode interests should include Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush, Escalation,
Portal, REDSEC, and Competitive.

Treat class and mode roles as interests only. Do not use them as proof of
skill, rank, or guaranteed in-game positions.

Create public areas for general Battlefield discussion, new-player help,
class discussion, vehicles, clips, patch notes, squad finding, Portal
experiences, REDSEC, and scheduled operations.

Create private staff areas for applications, incident reports, moderation
logs, competitive planning, and event coordination.

Configure Welcome, Tickets, Sentinel, Beacon Events, Group Finder,
Join-to-Create Voice, Analytics, Announcements, Giveaways, and Social Feeds.

Use one permanent event/leadership voice area plus a Join-to-Create lobby
for temporary squad rooms.

Do not create a separate channel for every weapon, map, or seasonal mode.
Use Forum posts or threads for short-lived topics.

If this is an existing server, do not delete, rename, or overwrite the
current live structure in the first build. Stage additions beside it so
staff can test them first.

A practical channel structure

🛰️ START HERE
├── #welcome
├── #rules
├── #how-to-start
├── #verify
├── #choose-platform-region
└── #choose-interests

📡 BATTLEFIELD HQ
├── #announcements
├── #official-updates
├── #operation-schedule
└── #community-news

💬 COMMUNITY
├── #general
├── #new-player-help
├── #screenshots-and-clips
├── #loadouts-and-gadgets
└── #off-topic

🎖️ CLASSES & VEHICLES
├── #assault
├── #engineer
├── #support
├── #recon
└── #vehicles

🗺️ OPERATIONS
├── #operation-signups
├── #group-listings
├── #portal-experiences
├── #redsec
├── #competitive
└── #after-action

🎙️ VOICE
├── Event Command
├── Training Room
└── ➕ Create a Squad Room

🛡️ STAFF
├── #staff-chat
├── #application-review
├── #incident-reports
├── #competitive-planning
├── #mod-log
└── Staff Voice

Why not one channel per map or mode?

Battlefield 6 is a live-service game. EA reported fifteen multiplayer maps by July 2026, up from nine at launch, and more content is planned.

If every temporary mode, map, weapon category, season, and event receives a permanent channel, the server will become stale faster than staff can maintain it.

Use permanent channels for recurring community functions, Forum posts for specific Portal experiences, threads for patch discussions, Beacon for scheduled sessions, Group Finder for temporary squads, and Announcements for recurring communication.

Suggested Discord roles

Access and staff

Platform

Region

Class interests

Mode interests

Notification roles

Keep interest roles separate from trusted-access roles.

Someone choosing @Recon should not automatically gain tournament access or staff permissions. A member selecting @Competitive means they want competitive notices—not that staff have evaluated their ability.

Review before building

Use Start Your Server’s preview tools to inspect the result as an unverified newcomer, verified member, recruit, Portal Creator, Event Organizer, and Moderator.

A newcomer should be able to complete onboarding without seeing staff or competitive-planning channels. A regular member should be able to find a squad without inheriting event-management permissions.

Keep the first live build conservative and review the generated safety warnings before approval.


Step 2: Configure Welcome Around Platform, Class, and Mode Interests

Open Plugins → Welcome.

Battlefield 6 already has strong cross-platform social systems. Your Discord onboarding should add community context rather than duplicating the entire EA account system.

Recommended verification flow

Use:

Example message:

Welcome to Task Force Meridian.

We organize Battlefield 6 squads, Portal playtests, community operations,
REDSEC groups, and training.

Verify below, then choose your platform, region, class interests, mode
interests, and notification roles.

Interest roles help people find teammates. They do not represent rank,
skill level, or a guaranteed position in a squad.

Platform roles still matter even with cross-play

EA currently supports cross-play between PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Console matchmaking prioritizes other console players before expanding to PC when needed, and console users can turn cross-play off. That makes platform roles useful for troubleshooting, cross-play expectations, input and hardware discussion, platform-specific account issues, and finding teammates with similar matchmaking preferences.

Do not use the Discord role as a substitute for the game’s current cross-play settings.

Use class roles as interests

EA documents four core classes: Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon.

These are ideal self-selection roles because they are stable and understandable.

Do not create automatic staff logic that assumes @Support is always the squad medic, @Engineer is required in every group, @Recon means the member is an expert sniper, or that a balanced Discord signup guarantees an in-game composition.

Use them to improve matching and discussion.

Test Welcome

Use a normal member account and confirm verification works, platform and region roles can be selected, class roles do not grant private access, notification roles are opt-in, and returning members do not unexpectedly gain elevated roles.


Step 3: Configure Sentinel for a Large FPS Community

Battlefield communities attract the same problems as many large gaming servers: spam, scam links, fake giveaways, account-stealing pages, cheat sellers, harassment, repeated recruitment advertising, and raid attempts.

EA’s own rules prohibit hacking, harassment, and intentionally partying with cheaters to boost progress. Your Discord rules can reinforce community standards without pretending YourBot enforces EA account sanctions.

Recommended Sentinel rollout

Start with a standard ruleset in observation or dry-run mode where appropriate.

Review duplicate-message spam, mention floods, suspicious links, unauthorized Discord invites, common scam language, slurs and harassment, raid detection, new-account risk, and repeated cheat or boosting advertisements.

Create exemptions only where there is a clear operational reason.

Do not turn gameplay disagreements into moderation cases

“Your loadout is bad” or “we lost because your squad ignored the objective” may be annoying, but tactical disagreement is not automatically a Discord moderation issue.

Moderation should focus on harassment, threats, hate speech, doxxing, scam attempts, repeated disruption, cheating advertisements, impersonation, and abusive mass tagging.

Test before enforcement

Trigger safe test cases and confirm the correct log destination, rule explanation, warning or timeout behavior, exempt-channel behavior, appeal path, and false-positive handling.


Step 4: Use Tickets for Applications, Reports, and Event Teams

YourBot Tickets can handle community applications, competitive-team applications, Portal Creator applications, private member reports, moderation appeals, Event Organizer applications, and staff contact.

Community application

Use a Form (review queue — no channel) when staff only need to review structured answers.

Example fields:

Discord display name
Region
Platform
Primary Battlefield modes
Preferred classes
Do you use cross-play?
Are you interested in scheduled operations?
Are you interested in Portal playtests?
What are you looking for in the community?

If accepted, automatically grant a limited role such as @Recruit.

Do not auto-grant @Moderator, @Event Organizer, @Competitive Team, private Portal passwords, or high-trust staff access.

Portal Creator application

A separate form can ask what type of experience the creator builds, whether they have a published Experience Code, what player count it targets, whether it is meant for training, casual play, competition, or experimentation, and what testing support they need.

Staff can approve @Portal Creator after review.

Private reports

Use a separate report panel for harassment, scams, staff issues, or rule violations.

Ask for Discord message links and context. Do not ask members to upload EA passwords, authentication codes, or account credentials.


Step 5: Use Beacon for Scheduled Operations

Use Beacon Events when the activity has a date, reminders, a planned attendance list, or a structured agenda.

Good Battlefield 6 Beacon events include Friday Conquest Night, Breakthrough Community Operation, Portal Playtest, New Player Training, Vehicle Training, REDSEC Ranked Night, Competitive Scrim, Community Tournament, Season Launch Event, and Patch Discussion / Community Meeting.

Example: Friday Conquest Night

Set:

Do not set the event capacity from a Battlefield team size unless you have a method to place everyone into the same session.

Signup choices

Clear the MMO-oriented presets and use:

Assault
Engineer
Support
Recon
Vehicle-focused
Flexible

These represent preferences, not guaranteed in-game assignments.

For a Portal playtest, use Player, Observer, Host / Admin, and Creator. For a competitive event, use Starter, Substitute, Organizer, and Spectator.

Beacon versus Group Finder

Use Beacon when the date matters, attendance is planned, reminders matter, staff need a roster, or the group is larger than one spontaneous party.

Use Group Finder when people want to play soon, one squad is forming, the leader needs a few more players, or the listing should expire automatically.


Step 6: Build Battlefield 6 Templates in Group Finder

YourBot’s currently inspected Group Finder auto-detection list does not include Battlefield 6.

That is not a blocker. Create templates manually.

Template 1: Squad Deathmatch

EA explicitly documents Squad Deathmatch as four squads of four players.

Recommended template:

Optional slots:

Assault
Engineer
Support
Recon

Keep those slots optional unless your community specifically requires one-per-class.

Template 2: REDSEC Gauntlet

EA documents Gauntlet as eight squads of four.

Recommended:

Template 3: Conquest / Breakthrough Squad

For large-mode squads, do not hard-code a Discord capacity purely from the overall match size.

Use the current in-game party behavior as the source of truth, and keep the listing flexible if staff are unsure.

Description example:

NA Conquest squad forming now.
Cross-play on.
Mic preferred.
Objective-focused.
Need flexible players; class preference is optional.
Server / playlist: current official matchmaking.

Template 4: Vehicle Crew

Create a flexible template for tank crew, helicopter group, jet practice, or naval-focused sessions.

Do not infer exact crew capacities from Discord. Let the organizer state the current in-game need in the listing.

Template 5: Portal Playtest

Recommended fields include Experience Code, creator, region, expected session length, progression type, password instructions, voice requirement, and test goal.

Do not place a private server password in a Public listing. Share it privately with accepted participants.

Useful Group Finder settings

Review listing channel, Forum channel, auto-created threads, default expiry, maximum active listings per user, cooldown, approval requirement, experience labels, alert channel, ping role, and visibility.

Useful Battlefield labels:

New Player
Casual
Objective Focused
Experienced
Ranked Prep
Competitive
Portal Test

Keep early listings Local while staff test the workflow. Use wider Network or Public discovery only after moderators understand how reports and shared listings behave.


Step 7: Use Join-to-Create Voice — and Take Advantage of Battlefield’s Discord Integration

Battlefield 6 has a particularly strong reason to use Discord voice.

EA Connect supports Discord integration in Battlefield 6. After linking their EA and Discord accounts, players can join Discord voice channels from inside the game and communicate with Discord friends without switching applications.

That makes a Join-to-Create lobby useful for cross-platform squads.

Recommended setup

Optional permanent rooms include Event Command, Portal Playtest, Competitive Team, Training Room, and Staff Voice.

Room-owner controls

The current YourBot voice service supports controls for room ownership and access, including rename, limits, lock, hide, permit/reject, transfer, and claim behavior.

This allows a squad leader to manage a temporary Discord room without giving them server-wide moderation permissions.

Important distinction: Discord voice versus Battlefield voice

Discord is useful for forming the group, cross-platform community communication, persistent voice before and after a match, Portal testing, and staff coordination.

Battlefield’s own voice systems still matter inside the game.

As of September 15, 2026, Proximity Chat is beginning its first Battlefield Labs in Live rollout in REDSEC Battle Royale. EA says Multiplayer is planned for a later iteration.

Do not write community rules as though Proximity Chat is already available everywhere.


Step 8: Configure Announcements Manually

Start Your Server can enable Announcements, but schedules are created manually.

Useful recurring posts include a weekly operation schedule, Portal creator reminders, competitive signups, and patch-day notices.

Example:

**This Week in Task Force Meridian**

Friday — Conquest Community Night
Saturday — Portal Playtest
Sunday — REDSEC Squad Night

Use #operation-signups for scheduled sessions.
Use #group-listings when you want to play today.

Use the correct IANA timezone for recurring schedules instead of manually converting every post.


Step 9: Add Battlefield 6 to Social Feeds

Battlefield 6 is available on Steam under App ID 2807960.

YourBot’s current Steam News adapter accepts arbitrary numeric app IDs and checks publisher announcements on a default 900-second polling interval.

The inspected curated catalog does not currently contain a Battlefield 6 entry, so configure the Steam feed manually.

Recommended setup

The Steam adapter filters toward publisher community announcements rather than broad third-party Steam news aggregation.

Use this for game updates, seasonal announcements, patch notes, and official community posts.

Polling is not instant. It also should not be treated as a complete mirror of every EA website article.

For especially important news, staff can manually post the EA article in #announcements.


Step 10: Use Analytics for Community Health, Not K/D

YourBot Analytics measures Discord participation.

It can help answer whether new members participate after joining, which mode channels are useful, whether the community uses Portal, whether voice rooms are active during scheduled operations, which time zones need more events, and whether notification roles are driving participation.

Recommended exclusions

Exclude #mod-log, ticket transcripts, staff-only channels, automated feed channels, and high-volume bot-command channels.

Do not use Discord activity as Battlefield performance data

Analytics does not prove K/D ratio, win rate, score per minute, rank, vehicle skill, class competence, or anti-cheat status.

A member with few messages may still be an excellent squadmate. A member with thousands of Discord posts may not be.

If you need game statistics, use an appropriate supported Battlefield data source and explain its limitations separately.


Step 11: Use Giveaways Carefully

Giveaways are optional.

Suitable community prizes include platform gift cards, community merchandise, legitimately purchased game-related merchandise, and clearly described sponsor-provided prizes.

Avoid implying YourBot can deliver Battlefield Coins, in-game cosmetics, EA account entitlements, or Battle Pass items unless your community has a legitimate fulfillment method.

Publish clear eligibility, dates, prize details, region limits, winner selection, and claim process.


Battlefield 6 Portal Deserves Its Own Community Workflow

Battlefield Portal is one of the strongest reasons to build a lasting Battlefield Discord.

EA describes Portal as a sandbox for creating Community Experiences. Creators can build modified versions of existing modes or more unusual custom experiences, publish Experience Codes, host them, use passwords, and optionally run persistent servers.

The in-game Server Browser and Community Experience Library help discovery, but Discord adds playtest scheduling, creator feedback, change logs, private testing, voice coordination, community voting, curated rotations, staff approval, and event promotion.

A simple Portal Forum structure

Use #portal-experiences as a Discord Forum with tags such as:

One Forum post can hold the Experience Code, creator, description, region, player-count target, current version, changelog, scheduled playtest, and feedback thread.

Keep server passwords out of public posts.


Plan for Season 5 Platoons Without Rebuilding Today

EA’s 2026 roadmap says Platoons are planned for Season 5.

The current announced direction includes Platoons of up to 100 members, create or join flows, Platoon tags, join settings, leadership tools, and XP bonuses when playing with Platoon members.

Season 5 is also planned to bring a Server Browser, Multiplayer Leaderboards, and three new maps.

That is important for community owners, but do not restructure the Discord around an unreleased final implementation.

For now, keep @Community Member as your main social role, keep @Competitive, @Portal, and mode interests separate, use Tickets for applications, Beacon for operations, and Group Finder for squads.

When Platoons launch, decide whether one Discord equals one Platoon, several Platoons share one Discord, or a large Discord community has one official Platoon plus open community access.

Do not assume a one-to-one mapping until the released system is available.


A Complete First-Week Workflow

After setup, test the server as though it just launched.

Day 1: New member

A new member joins, reads #rules, verifies, selects @PlayStation 5, @EU, @Support, and @Conquest, opts into @Operation Alerts, and reads #how-to-start.

Staff confirm the member never sees private planning or moderation areas.

Day 2: Find a squad

The member creates:

Title: EU Conquest — Objective Focused
Experience: Casual
Starts: 20m
Cross-play: On
Voice: Discord
Need: flexible squadmates

The group moves into a temporary voice room.

Day 3: Scheduled operation

An organizer creates a Beacon event:

Title: Friday Conquest Night
Signup: Assault / Engineer / Support / Recon / Vehicle / Flexible

Those choices are preferences, not locked game allocations.

Day 4: Portal playtest

A Portal Creator submits an Experience Code and schedules a playtest.

Participants join a Beacon event, then use a dedicated temporary voice room and Forum thread for feedback.

Day 5: Private application

A member applies to become an Event Organizer.

Staff review the form through Tickets and grant the role manually if approved.

Day 6: Game update

A Steam publisher announcement appears in #official-updates.

Staff decide whether it also needs a community announcement.

Day 7: Review

Staff review verification completion, LFG activity, event attendance, voice participation, Portal usage, Sentinel cases, ticket backlog, and unused channels.

The objective is to improve the Discord experience, not score players.


Optional Plugin Builder Project: Portal Experience Library

YourBot’s AI Plugin Builder becomes useful when the community wants a workflow beyond the built-in services.

For Battlefield 6, a Portal Experience Library is a strong fit because it complements Group Finder and Beacon instead of duplicating them.

Copy-ready Plugin Builder prompt

Create a Battlefield 6 Portal Experience Library plugin for a Discord community.

Members with a configurable Portal Creator role can submit an experience with:

- Experience Code
- Title
- Short description
- Creator
- Region
- Recommended player-count range
- Mode tags
- Map tags
- Full or Limited Progression label
- Current version
- Changelog
- Optional public setup notes
- Optional private staff note

New submissions go into a private review queue.

Staff can:
- Approve
- Reject
- Request changes
- Feature an experience
- Archive an experience
- Mark a version as outdated

Members can:
- Browse approved experiences
- Filter by mode, region, progression type, or tag
- View the Experience Code
- Open the linked Discord Forum discussion
- Submit feedback after a playtest

Add commands:
- /portal-submit
- /portal-list
- /portal-view
- /portal-update
- /portal-feedback

Add a dashboard for staff with:
- Pending submissions
- Approved experiences
- Featured experiences
- Archived experiences
- Recent updates
- Feedback counts

Do not store EA passwords, authentication tokens, or account credentials.
Do not claim to validate an Experience Code against EA unless an explicitly
approved external API is added later.
Do not expose private server passwords in public commands or listings.
Do not scrape player statistics.
Do not automatically change Battlefield Portal experiences.

Store data per Discord server and include an audit log for staff actions.

How the custom plugin fits the built-ins

That is a better architecture than asking one custom plugin to recreate the entire YourBot platform.


Where the Marketplace Fits

Before building, browse the YourBot Marketplace.

A maintained plugin may already solve roster management, tournament brackets, server-status monitoring, community voting, team applications, or external game statistics.

Install a marketplace plugin when it solves the requirement cleanly. Use Plugin Builder when the community has a genuinely specific workflow.

Review requested capabilities, approved external domains, privacy behavior, support, and pricing before installation.


Community Rules Worth Adding

Battlefield communities benefit from explicit rules around both Discord conduct and multiplayer integrity.

Consider:

YourBot can enforce Discord rules. EA remains responsible for Battlefield account enforcement.


Common Setup Mistakes

Treating class roles as mandatory team composition

Use Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon as interests unless an event intentionally sets a composition.

Putting every mode in its own permanent channel

Battlefield changes too quickly. Use Forums and threads for short-lived modes.

Using Beacon for groups forming right now

Use Group Finder for near-term groups.

Using Group Finder for a 40-person community event next Friday

Use Beacon for planned attendance and reminders.

Posting private Portal passwords publicly

Share them only with approved participants.

Assuming cross-play means every matchmaking setting is identical

Platform and user settings still matter.

Assuming Proximity Chat is available in all Multiplayer modes

As of September 15, 2026, its first live rollout is in REDSEC Battle Royale through Battlefield Labs in Live. EA says Multiplayer is planned later.

Treating Discord activity as Battlefield skill

Analytics is community analytics, not player-performance verification.

Building the entire server around Platoons before they launch

Wait for the released Season 5 implementation.


Frequently Asked Questions

When did Battlefield 6 release?

Battlefield 6 launched October 10, 2025.

Which platforms support Battlefield 6?

EA currently lists PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Does Battlefield 6 support cross-play?

Yes. EA documents cross-play across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Console matchmaking prioritizes console players before expanding to PC when necessary.

What classes are in Battlefield 6?

The four core classes are Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon.

Can Battlefield 6 use Discord in-game?

Yes. EA Connect supports linked Discord accounts in Battlefield 6. Players can join Discord voice channels from the game and communicate across platforms.

Does YourBot Group Finder automatically detect Battlefield 6?

Not in the currently inspected game-keyword table. Create Battlefield 6 templates manually.

Can YourBot post Battlefield 6 updates?

Yes. Configure Steam News manually using Battlefield 6 Steam App ID 2807960. The inspected YourBot Steam adapter checks publisher announcements on a default 900-second interval.

What is Battlefield Portal?

Portal is Battlefield 6’s Community Experience system. Players can create and host custom experiences, publish Experience Codes, and discover experiences through the game and web tools.

What are Platoons?

EA has announced Platoons for Season 5 as an in-game social-group system supporting up to 100 members, tags, join settings, leadership tools, and XP bonuses for playing together. Treat those details as planned until the final feature is released.

Should a Battlefield clan use Discord or Platoons?

They solve different problems. Platoons are planned as an in-game social layer. Discord remains useful for recruitment, events, moderation, voice, applications, Portal planning, community records, and communication outside the game.


Final Verdict

Battlefield 6 is a strong fit for a structured Discord because the game already revolves around squads, classes, large community sessions, cross-platform play, and player-created Portal experiences.

Start Your Server can establish the foundation: onboarding, platform and region roles, class interests, mode interests, squad-finding channels, Portal discussion, staff privacy, and the channels required by YourBot services.

Then configure the workflows deliberately:

Battlefield 6 also has unusually strong native Discord integration through EA Connect, so the Discord server can remain useful even while members are actively playing.

Build the permanent server around community functions—not today’s playlist. Use Start Your Server for the structure, then add the Plugin Builder only when the community develops a workflow that the built-in services do not already cover.

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