⟛ is the Unicode character LEFT AND RIGHT TACK, code point U+27DB (decimal 10203) in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⟛, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 9F 9B.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+27DB |
| Decimal | 10203 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9F 9B |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 27DB |
| UTF-32 | 000027DB |
| HTML decimal | ⟛ |
| HTML hex | ⟛ |
| CSS | \27DB |
| JavaScript | \u27DB |
| JSON | \u27DB |
| Python | \u27DB |
| Python by name | \N{LEFT AND RIGHT TACK} |
| Java, C# | \u27DB |
| Rust, Swift | \u{27DB} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u27DB |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%9F%9B |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | LEFT AND RIGHT TACK |
| Code point | U+27DB (decimal 10203) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A (U+27C0–U+27EF) |
| General category | Sm: Math symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A
- ⟓ U+27D3 Lower Right Corner With Dot
- ⟔ U+27D4 Upper Left Corner With Dot
- ⟕ U+27D5 Left Outer Join
- ⟖ U+27D6 Right Outer Join
- ⟗ U+27D7 Full Outer Join
- ⟘ U+27D8 Large Up Tack
- ⟙ U+27D9 Large Down Tack
- ⟚ U+27DA Left And Right Double Turnstile
- ⟜ U+27DC Left Multimap
- ⟝ U+27DD Long Right Tack
- ⟞ U+27DE Long Left Tack
- ⟟ U+27DF Up Tack With Circle Above
- ⟠ U+27E0 Lozenge Divided By Horizontal Rule
- ⟡ U+27E1 White Concave-Sided Diamond
- ⟢ U+27E2 White Concave-Sided Diamond With Leftwards Tick
- ⟣ U+27E3 White Concave-Sided Diamond With Rightwards Tick
All 48 characters: Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⟛?
- Use ⟛ (decimal) or ⟛ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+27DB?
- E2 9F 9B (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%9F%9B.
- How do I write U+27DB in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u27DB. Python: \u27DB.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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