U+301A

Left white square bracket〚

Left white square 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+301A
Decimal
12314
Hex
0x301A
Octal
0o30032

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+301A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPENING WHITE SQUARE BRACKET
DecimalBase 1012314
HexadecimalBase 160x301A
OctalBase 80o30032
BinaryBase 20011000000011010
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: "…"\301A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E3%80%9A

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u301A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u301A
Python\u301A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u301A

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE3 80 9A
UTF-16 (BE)301A
UTF-32 (BE)0000301A

How to type Left white square bracket

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +301A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 301A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 301A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left white square bracket".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 301a, 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, \301A in CSS, and \u301A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET
Unicode 1.0 name
OPENING WHITE SQUARE 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 square 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 square bracket?

Left white square bracket is U+301A (decimal 12314, hexadecimal 0x301A, octal 0o30032). 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 square bracket?

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

What is the HTML code for Left white square bracket?

Use 〚 or 〚. In CSS, use content: "\301A".

How do I type Left white square bracket in code?

JavaScript: "\u301A". Python: "\u301A". JSON and Java: "\u301A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E3 80 9A.

Is Left white square bracket an emoji?

No. Left white square 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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