U+3018

Left white tortoise shell bracket〘

Left white tortoise shell 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+3018
Decimal
12312
Hex
0x3018
Octal
0o30030

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+3018
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET
DecimalBase 1012312
HexadecimalBase 160x3018
OctalBase 80o30030
BinaryBase 20011000000011000
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: "…"\3018
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%98

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u3018
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u3018
Python\u3018
Java / C# / Kotlin\u3018

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 98
UTF-16 (BE)3018
UTF-32 (BE)00003018

How to type Left white tortoise shell bracket

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +3018 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 3018 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 3018. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left white tortoise shell bracket".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 3018, 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, \3018 in CSS, and \u3018 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

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

Left white tortoise shell bracket is U+3018 (decimal 12312, hexadecimal 0x3018, octal 0o30030). 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 tortoise shell bracket?

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

What is the HTML code for Left white tortoise shell bracket?

Use 〘 or 〘. In CSS, use content: "\3018".

How do I type Left white tortoise shell bracket in code?

JavaScript: "\u3018". Python: "\u3018". JSON and Java: "\u3018". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 98.

Is Left white tortoise shell bracket an emoji?

No. Left white tortoise shell 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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