⸄ is the Unicode character LEFT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET, code point U+2E04 (decimal 11780) in the Supplemental Punctuation block, added in Unicode 4.1. In HTML write ⸄, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 B8 84.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2E04 |
| Decimal | 11780 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 B8 84 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2E04 |
| UTF-32 | 00002E04 |
| HTML decimal | ⸄ |
| HTML hex | ⸄ |
| CSS | \2E04 |
| JavaScript | \u2E04 |
| JSON | \u2E04 |
| Python | \u2E04 |
| Python by name | \N{LEFT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET} |
| Java, C# | \u2E04 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2E04} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2E04 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%B8%84 |
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 DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET |
| Code point | U+2E04 (decimal 11780) |
| Block | Supplemental Punctuation (U+2E00–U+2E7F) |
| General category | Pi: Initial quote |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | Yes |
| First in Unicode version | 4.1 |
Nearby in Supplemental Punctuation
- ⸀ U+2E00 Right Angle Substitution Marker
- ⸁ U+2E01 Right Angle Dotted Substitution Marker
- ⸂ U+2E02 Left Substitution Bracket
- ⸃ U+2E03 Right Substitution Bracket
- ⸅ U+2E05 Right Dotted Substitution Bracket
- ⸆ U+2E06 Raised Interpolation Marker
- ⸇ U+2E07 Raised Dotted Interpolation Marker
- ⸈ U+2E08 Dotted Transposition Marker
- ⸉ U+2E09 Left Transposition Bracket
- ⸊ U+2E0A Right Transposition Bracket
- ⸋ U+2E0B Raised Square
- ⸌ U+2E0C Left Raised Omission Bracket
All 98 characters: Supplemental Punctuation.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⸄?
- Use ⸄ (decimal) or ⸄ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2E04?
- E2 B8 84 (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%B8%84.
- How do I write U+2E04 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2E04. Python: \u2E04.
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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