U+2039

Single left angle‹

Single left angle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation block, listed here under Arrows and Hands & Pointers. 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 "prev".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2039
Decimal
8249
Hex
0x2039
Octal
0o20071

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2039
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLEFT POINTING SINGLE GUILLEMET
DecimalBase 108249
HexadecimalBase 160x2039
OctalBase 80o20071
BinaryBase 20010000000111001
General categoryPunctuation, initial quotePi
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)‹
HTML entity (hex)‹
HTML entity (named)‹
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2039
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%80%B9

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2039
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2039
Python\u2039
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2039

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 80 B9
UTF-16 (BE)2039
UTF-32 (BE)00002039

How to type Single left angle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2039 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2039 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2039. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Single left angle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2039, 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, \2039 in CSS, and \u2039 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK
Unicode 1.0 name
LEFT POINTING SINGLE GUILLEMET
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Pi — Punctuation, initial quote

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Single left angle 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 Single left angle?

Single left angle is U+2039 (decimal 8249, hexadecimal 0x2039, octal 0o20071). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Single left angle?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LEFT POINTING SINGLE GUILLEMET". Its General_Category is Pi (Punctuation, initial quote).

What is the HTML code for Single left angle?

Use ‹ or ‹, or the named entity ‹. In CSS, use content: "\2039".

How do I type Single left angle in code?

JavaScript: "\u2039". Python: "\u2039". JSON and Java: "\u2039". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 80 B9.

Is Single left angle an emoji?

No. Single left angle 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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