Next/Previous post link alternative text?

Hello all,

Thanks for any help before hand 🙂

right i know this is probably a simple case of adding one thing or another. but everything i typed into google game me plugins which i dont want to use.

simpley this code below
<?php previous_post_link('< Prev | <b>%link</b> ') ?>
displays “< Prev | dynamic post name”

i would like the “< Prev” part to be the link and get rid of the Actual post name since they can get a bit big it messes up my nice stlying.

ive tryed just the <?php previous_post_link ?>

but that gives me the post name

ive tryed <?php previous_post_link('< Prev') ?>

once again thankyou for any help.

i am sorry if this is a simple thing am missing.