U+27E8

Mathematical left angle⟨

Mathematical left angle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, listed here under Brackets. 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+27E8
Decimal
10216
Hex
0x27E8
Octal
0o23750

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+27E8
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET
DecimalBase 1010216
HexadecimalBase 160x27E8
OctalBase 80o23750
BinaryBase 20010011111101000
General categoryPunctuation, openPs
Unicode blockU+27C0–U+27EFMiscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⟨
HTML entity (hex)⟨
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\27E8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9F%A8

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u27E8
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u27E8
Python\u27E8
Java / C# / Kotlin\u27E8

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9F A8
UTF-16 (BE)27E8
UTF-32 (BE)000027E8

How to type Mathematical left angle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +27E8 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 27E8 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 27E8. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Mathematical left angle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 27e8, 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, \27E8 in CSS, and \u27E8 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET
Block
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A (U+27C0–U+27EF)
General category
Ps — Punctuation, open

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block: U27C0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Mathematical 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 Mathematical left angle?

Mathematical left angle is U+27E8 (decimal 10216, hexadecimal 0x27E8, octal 0o23750). It lives in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block (U+27C0–U+27EF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Mathematical left angle?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET". Its General_Category is Ps (Punctuation, open).

What is the HTML code for Mathematical left angle?

Use ⟨ or ⟨. In CSS, use content: "\27E8".

How do I type Mathematical left angle in code?

JavaScript: "\u27E8". Python: "\u27E8". JSON and Java: "\u27E8". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9F A8.

Is Mathematical left angle an emoji?

No. Mathematical 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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