U+3016

Left white lenticular bracket〖

Left white lenticular bracket is a monochrome text character from the Unicode CJK Symbols and Punctuation block, listed here under 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. It is often searched for as "japan", "bracket".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+3016
Decimal
12310
Hex
0x3016
Octal
0o30026

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3016
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET
DecimalBase 1012310
HexadecimalBase 160x3016
OctalBase 80o30026
BinaryBase 20011000000010110
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: "…"\3016
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%96

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3016
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3016
Python\u3016
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3016

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE3 80 96
UTF-16 (BE)3016
UTF-32 (BE)00003016

How to type Left white lenticular bracket

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3016 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3016 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3016. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left white lenticular bracket".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3016, 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, \3016 in CSS, and \u3016 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 name
OPENING WHITE LENTICULAR 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 white lenticular 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 white lenticular bracket?

Left white lenticular bracket is U+3016 (decimal 12310, hexadecimal 0x3016, octal 0o30026). 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 white lenticular bracket?

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

What is the HTML code for Left white lenticular bracket?

Use 〖 or 〖. In CSS, use content: "\3016".

How do I type Left white lenticular bracket in code?

JavaScript: "\u3016". Python: "\u3016". JSON and Java: "\u3016". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 96.

Is Left white lenticular bracket an emoji?

No. Left white lenticular 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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