U+2768

Medium left parenthesis❨

Medium left parenthesis is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Brackets and Ornaments & Dingbats. 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2768
Decimal
10088
Hex
0x2768
Octal
0o23550

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2768
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT
DecimalBase 1010088
HexadecimalBase 160x2768
OctalBase 80o23550
BinaryBase 20010011101101000
General categoryPunctuation, openPs
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)❨
HTML entity (hex)❨
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2768
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%A8

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2768
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2768
Python\u2768
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2768

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9D A8
UTF-16 (BE)2768
UTF-32 (BE)00002768

How to type Medium left parenthesis

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2768 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2768 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2768. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Medium left parenthesis".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2768, 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, \2768 in CSS, and \u2768 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
Ps — Punctuation, open

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Medium left parenthesis 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 Medium left parenthesis?

Medium left parenthesis is U+2768 (decimal 10088, hexadecimal 0x2768, octal 0o23550). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Medium left parenthesis?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT". Its General_Category is Ps (Punctuation, open).

What is the HTML code for Medium left parenthesis?

Use ❨ or ❨. In CSS, use content: "\2768".

How do I type Medium left parenthesis in code?

JavaScript: "\u2768". Python: "\u2768". JSON and Java: "\u2768". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D A8.

Is Medium left parenthesis an emoji?

No. Medium left parenthesis 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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