U+276E

Heavy left angle quote❮

Heavy left angle quote is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under 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 "pointer", "chevron", "back", "left".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+276E
Decimal
10094
Hex
0x276E
Octal
0o23556

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+276E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT
DecimalBase 1010094
HexadecimalBase 160x276E
OctalBase 80o23556
BinaryBase 20010011101101110
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: "…"\276E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%AE

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u276E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u276E
Python\u276E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u276E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9D AE
UTF-16 (BE)276E
UTF-32 (BE)0000276E

How to type Heavy left angle quote

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 276E. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heavy left angle quote".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 276e, 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, \276E in CSS, and \u276E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK 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 Heavy left angle quote 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 Heavy left angle quote?

Heavy left angle quote is U+276E (decimal 10094, hexadecimal 0x276E, octal 0o23556). 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 Heavy left angle quote?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT". Its General_Category is Ps (Punctuation, open).

What is the HTML code for Heavy left angle quote?

Use ❮ or ❮. In CSS, use content: "\276E".

How do I type Heavy left angle quote in code?

JavaScript: "\u276E". Python: "\u276E". JSON and Java: "\u276E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D AE.

Is Heavy left angle quote an emoji?

No. Heavy left angle quote 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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