⦋ is the Unicode character LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR, code point U+298B (decimal 10635) in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, added in Unicode 3.2. In HTML write ⦋, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 A6 8B.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+298B |
| Decimal | 10635 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 8B |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 298B |
| UTF-32 | 0000298B |
| HTML decimal | ⦋ |
| HTML hex | ⦋ |
| HTML named | ⦋ |
| CSS | \298B |
| JavaScript | \u298B |
| JSON | \u298B |
| Python | \u298B |
| Python by name | \N{LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR} |
| Java, C# | \u298B |
| Rust, Swift | \u{298B} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u298B |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%A6%8B |
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 SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR |
| Code point | U+298B (decimal 10635) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B (U+2980–U+29FF) |
| General category | Ps: Opening punctuation |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | Yes |
| First in Unicode version | 3.2 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
- ⦃ U+2983 Left White Curly Bracket
- ⦄ U+2984 Right White Curly Bracket
- ⦅ U+2985 Left White Parenthesis
- ⦆ U+2986 Right White Parenthesis
- ⦇ U+2987 Z Notation Left Image Bracket
- ⦈ U+2988 Z Notation Right Image Bracket
- ⦉ U+2989 Z Notation Left Binding Bracket
- ⦊ U+298A Z Notation Right Binding Bracket
- ⦌ U+298C Right Square Bracket With Underbar
- ⦍ U+298D Left Square Bracket With Tick In Top Corner
- ⦎ U+298E Right Square Bracket With Tick In Bottom Corner
- ⦏ U+298F Left Square Bracket With Tick In Bottom Corner
- ⦐ U+2990 Right Square Bracket With Tick In Top Corner
- ⦑ U+2991 Left Angle Bracket With Dot
- ⦒ U+2992 Right Angle Bracket With Dot
- ⦓ U+2993 Left Arc Less-Than Bracket
All 128 characters: Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⦋?
- Use the named entity ⦋, or ⦋ (decimal) or ⦋ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+298B?
- E2 A6 8B (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%A6%8B.
- How do I write U+298B in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u298B. Python: \u298B.
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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