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Brackets · U+300C

UnicodeU+300C (12300)
HTML entity「
CSScontent: "\300C"
JavaScript"\u300C"
URL encoded%E3%80%8C
UTF-8 size3 bytes
CategoryBrackets

Corner and lenticular brackets used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean writing.

How to read this

  • A Unicode code point is a name tag unique to each character. Different fonts, same number — still the same character.
  • In HTML, the numeric form &#number; works everywhere. Named entities like ♥ read nicer but exist only for some characters.
  • In CSS, use a backslash and hexadecimal: content: "\2764".
  • If the character shows as a box, the copy did not fail — that font simply has no glyph for it. Another font will show it.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Unicode code point of 「?

U+300C, which is 12300 in decimal. Stored as UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes.

Q. How do I write 「 in HTML?

Use 「 and every browser shows the same character. This character has no named entity, so the numeric form is the one to use.

Q. How do I use 「 in CSS or JavaScript?

In CSS, content: "\300C". In JavaScript, "\u300C". In a URL it becomes %E3%80%8C.

Q. What kind of character is 「?

It belongs to the brackets group. The rest of that group is listed further down this page, ready to copy.

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