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Brackets · U+231F

UnicodeU+231F (8991)
HTML entity⌟
CSScontent: "\231F"
JavaScript"\u231F"
URL encoded%E2%8C%9F
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+231F, which is 8991 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: "\231F". In JavaScript, "\u231F". In a URL it becomes %E2%8C%9F.

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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