Display Left Subscript: Is There A Command?

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I am working with a "ket" ##|0>_{loc}##, and I want to display the corresponding "bra" where the subscript ##loc## appears on the left side. The best I can do is this \;_{loc} <0| but this isn't satisfactory: ##\;_{loc} <0|##.

Is there a specific command for putting the subscript on the left?

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julian said:
Still doesn't look right: ##{}_{loc}<0|##. What's the command for reducing the in-between space?
You should really use "\langle" and "\rangle" instead of "<" and ">" : $${}_{loc}\langle 0|$$ $$|0 \rangle_{loc}$$
 
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DrGreg said:
You should really use "\langle" and "\rangle" instead of "<" and ">" : $${}_{loc}\langle 0|$$ $$|0 \rangle_{loc}$$
Just to mention why: "<" and ">" are binary relations and LaTeX typesets them as such, including additional spacing (apart from actually being different symbols). \langle and \rangle are delimiters just like ), ], and \} and are typeset as such.

Edit: If you use \left and \right, < and > will be equivalent to \langle and \rangle, i.e., \left< is an alias for \left\langle.
 
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