U+3014

Left tortoise shell〔

Left tortoise shell 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+3014
Decimal
12308
Hex
0x3014
Octal
0o30024

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3014
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET
DecimalBase 1012308
HexadecimalBase 160x3014
OctalBase 80o30024
BinaryBase 20011000000010100
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: "…"\3014
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%94

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3014
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3014
Python\u3014
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3014

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 94
UTF-16 (BE)3014
UTF-32 (BE)00003014

How to type Left tortoise shell

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3014 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3014 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3014. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left tortoise shell".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3014, 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, \3014 in CSS, and \u3014 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 name
OPENING TORTOISE SHELL 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 tortoise shell 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 tortoise shell?

Left tortoise shell is U+3014 (decimal 12308, hexadecimal 0x3014, octal 0o30024). 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 tortoise shell?

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

What is the HTML code for Left tortoise shell?

Use 〔 or 〔. In CSS, use content: "\3014".

How do I type Left tortoise shell in code?

JavaScript: "\u3014". Python: "\u3014". JSON and Java: "\u3014". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 94.

Is Left tortoise shell an emoji?

No. Left tortoise shell 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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