U+276A

Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament❪

Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under 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. It is often searched for as "ornament", "bracket".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+276A
Decimal
10090
Hex
0x276A
Octal
0o23552

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+276A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0MEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT
DecimalBase 1010090
HexadecimalBase 160x276A
OctalBase 80o23552
BinaryBase 20010011101101010
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: "…"\276A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%AA

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u276A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u276A
Python\u276A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u276A

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9D AA
UTF-16 (BE)276A
UTF-32 (BE)0000276A

How to type Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +276A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 276A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 276A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 276a, 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, \276A in CSS, and \u276A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
MEDIUM FLATTENED 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 flattened left parenthesis ornament 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 flattened left parenthesis ornament?

Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament is U+276A (decimal 10090, hexadecimal 0x276A, octal 0o23552). 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 flattened left parenthesis ornament?

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

What is the HTML code for Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament?

Use ❪ or ❪. In CSS, use content: "\276A".

How do I type Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament in code?

JavaScript: "\u276A". Python: "\u276A". JSON and Java: "\u276A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D AA.

Is Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament an emoji?

No. Medium flattened left parenthesis ornament 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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