U+300C

Left corner bracket「

Left corner 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+300C
Decimal
12300
Hex
0x300C
Octal
0o30014

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+300C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT CORNER BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING CORNER BRACKET
DecimalBase 1012300
HexadecimalBase 160x300C
OctalBase 80o30014
BinaryBase 20011000000001100
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: "…"\300C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%8C

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u300C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u300C
Python\u300C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u300C

Byte encodings

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

How to type Left corner bracket

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 300c, 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, \300C in CSS, and \u300C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT CORNER BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 name
OPENING CORNER 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 corner 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 corner bracket?

Left corner bracket is U+300C (decimal 12300, hexadecimal 0x300C, octal 0o30014). 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 corner bracket?

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

What is the HTML code for Left corner bracket?

Use 「 or 「. In CSS, use content: "\300C".

How do I type Left corner bracket in code?

JavaScript: "\u300C". Python: "\u300C". JSON and Java: "\u300C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 8C.

Is Left corner bracket an emoji?

No. Left corner 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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