GeezerVison

@image_comparison(baseline_images=['math_angle_brackets.png']*2)
def test_math_angle_brackets():
    tests = [
        r'$\left< x \right>$',
        r'$\left< ? \right>$',
        r'$\left< \frac{1}{2}\right>$',
        r'$\left< \frac{\sum_{0}^{1}}{2}\right>$',
        r'$\left<\frac{\sum_{0}^{1}}{\sum_{0}^{1}}\right>$'
    ]
    for left, right in [('<', '>'), (r'\langle', r'\rangle')]:
        fig = plt.figure(figsize=(5, 1))
        for idx, text in enumerate(tests):
            fig.text((idx + 0.3)/len(tests), 0.5,
                     text.replace('<', left).replace('>', right),
                     math_fontfamily='cm')

--- a/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ class BakomaFonts(TruetypeFonts):
                         ('ex', '\xbb'), ('ex', '\x26')],
         r'\rceil':     [('ex', '\xa8'), ('ex', '\x6d'),
                         ('ex', '\xbc'), ('ex', '\x27')],
-        r'\langle':    [('ex', '\xad'), ('ex', '\x44'),
-                        ('ex', '\xbf')],
-        r'\rangle':    [('ex', '\xae'), ('ex', '\x45'),
-                        ('ex', '\xc0')],
+        r'\langle':    [('ex', '\xad'), ('ex', '\x2a'),
+                        ('ex', '\xbf'), ('ex', '\x44')],
+        r'\rangle':    [('ex', '\xae'), ('ex', '\x2b'),
+                        ('ex', '\xc0'), ('ex', '\x45')],
         r'\__sqrt__':  [('ex', '\x70'), ('ex', '\x71'),
                         ('ex', '\x72'), ('ex', '\x73')],
         r'\backslash': [('ex', '\xb2'), ('ex', '\x2f'),
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ class BakomaFonts(TruetypeFonts):
                         ('ex', '\x64')],
         r'\widetilde': [('rm', '\x7e'), ('ex', '\x65'), ('ex', '\x66'),
                         ('ex', '\x67')],
+        r'<':          [('ex', '\x44')],
+        r'>':          [('ex', '\x45')]
         }