U+300A

Left double angle bracket《

Left double angle bracket is a monochrome text character from the Unicode CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, listed here under Brackets and Japanese & CJK Symbols. 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+300A
Decimal
12298
Hex
0x300A
Octal
0o30012

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+300A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET
DecimalBase 1012298
HexadecimalBase 160x300A
OctalBase 80o30012
BinaryBase 20011000000001010
General categoryPunctuation, openPs
Unicode blockU+3000–U+303FCJK Symbols and Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)《
HTML entity (hex)《
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\300A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%8A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u300A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u300A
Python\u300A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u300A

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE3 80 8A
UTF-16 (BE)300A
UTF-32 (BE)0000300A

How to type Left double angle bracket

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +300A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 300A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 300A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left double angle bracket".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 300a, 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, \300A in CSS, and \u300A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 name
OPENING DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET
Block
CJK Symbols and Punctuation (U+3000–U+303F)
General category
Ps — Punctuation, open

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block: U3000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Left double angle bracket 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 Left double angle bracket?

Left double angle bracket is U+300A (decimal 12298, hexadecimal 0x300A, octal 0o30012). It lives in the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block (U+3000–U+303F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Left double angle bracket?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "OPENING DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET". Its General_Category is Ps (Punctuation, open).

What is the HTML code for Left double angle bracket?

Use 《 or 《. In CSS, use content: "\300A".

How do I type Left double angle bracket in code?

JavaScript: "\u300A". Python: "\u300A". JSON and Java: "\u300A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 8A.

Is Left double angle bracket an emoji?

No. Left double angle bracket 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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