U+007B

Left Curly Bracket{

Left Curly Bracket is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Basic Latin block, listed here under Basic Latin (ASCII). Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "open", "curly", "brace", "opening".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+007B
Decimal
123
Hex
0x007B
Octal
0o173

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+007B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT CURLY BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING CURLY BRACKET
DecimalBase 10123
HexadecimalBase 160x007B
OctalBase 80o173
BinaryBase 20000000001111011
General categoryPunctuation, openPs
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal){
HTML entity (hex){
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\007B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%7B

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u007B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u007B
Python\u007B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u007B

Byte encodings

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UTF-81 byte7B
UTF-16 (BE)007B
UTF-32 (BE)0000007B

How to type Left Curly Bracket

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +7B with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 7B then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 007B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left Curly Bracket".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 7b, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: { in HTML, \007B in CSS, and \u007B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT CURLY BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 name
OPENING CURLY BRACKET
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Ps — Punctuation, open

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Basic Latin block: U0000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Left Curly Bracket symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select { and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Left Curly Bracket?

Left Curly Bracket is U+007B (decimal 123, hexadecimal 0x007B, octal 0o173). It lives in the Basic Latin block (U+0000–U+007F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Left Curly Bracket?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT CURLY BRACKET"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "OPENING CURLY BRACKET". Its General_Category is Ps (Punctuation, open).

What is the HTML code for Left Curly Bracket?

Use { or {. In CSS, use content: "\007B".

How do I type Left Curly Bracket in code?

JavaScript: "\u007B". Python: "\u007B". JSON and Java: "\u007B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 7B.

Is Left Curly Bracket an emoji?

No. Left Curly Bracket is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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