Left Parenthesis
U+0028(Punctuation · decimal (
Bracket Symbols Copy & Paste
Pick from 121 bracket symbols for editing and layout work. Mostly drawn from the Miscellaneous Technical block. 86 are punctuation.
Copy bracket symbols
121 characters and sequences. Select any entry to copy the text behind it.
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Bracket Symbols with Unicode names and HTML codes
12 of the 121 entries, shown with their full detail. Where two entries look the same, the name settles it. The HTML references beside each name reproduce the code-point sequence character for character.
Right Tortoise Shell Bracket
U+3015〕Punctuation · decimal 〕
Left Double Angle Bracket
U+300A《Punctuation · decimal 《
Presentation Form For Vertical Right Tortoise Shell Bracket
U+FE3A︺Punctuation · decimal ︺
Small Left Parenthesis
U+FE59﹙Punctuation · decimal ﹙
Fullwidth Greater-Than Sign
U+FF1E＞Symbol · decimal ＞
Right-Pointing Angle Bracket
U+232A〉Punctuation · decimal 〉
Right Square Bracket Upper Corner
U+23A4⎤Symbol · decimal ⎤
Upper Right Or Lower Left Curly Bracket Section
U+23B1⎱Symbol · decimal ⎱
Right White Curly Bracket
U+2984⦄Punctuation · decimal ⦄
Left Square Bracket With Tick In Bottom Corner
U+298F⦏Punctuation · decimal ⦏
Right-Pointing Curved Angle Bracket
U+29FD⧽Punctuation · decimal ⧽
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Bracket Symbols: types, meanings and practical differences
Brackets group information in writing, mathematics, code and decorative name styles.
The marks that make text read properly: brackets, dashes, bullets and quotes. The page carries 121 distinct entries: 121 single characters and 0 sequences.
Representative names include Left Parenthesis, Right Tortoise Shell Bracket, Left Double Angle Bracket, Presentation Form For Vertical Right Tortoise Shell Bracket. The commonest name families across the whole inventory are Presentation Form For (16), Left Square Bracket (8), Right Square Bracket (8). Single-character values span U+0028 to U+FF5D.
Browse bracket symbols by type
Punctuation
86 entries
Symbol
34 entries
Letter
1 entry
The shape of this collection
Encoded span for bracket symbols
The span runs U+0028 to U+FF5D. By Unicode general category that is punctuation 86, symbol 34, letter 1.
Name patterns that repeat
Sorting every formal name puts Presentation Form For (16), Left Square Bracket (8), Right Square Bracket (8) at the top.
Joiners, selectors and length
0 entries span more than one code point: 0 with a zero-width joiner, 0 with a variation selector, the longest running to 1 code points.
Picking the right bracket symbol
Two look almost the same: Left Parenthesis and Left Double Angle Bracket. They are different characters: U+0028 and U+300A. Start with punctuation.
It is the biggest group, with 86. Letter is the specialist choice, with just 1. Then paste it where it will live and look at it.
Grouping is by purpose. A single group can mix letters, symbols and punctuation as Unicode defines them.
86Punctuation
Marks that structure written text. 71% here.
34Symbol
Monochrome characters you can style like text. 28% here.
1Letter
Alphabetic characters used here for their look. 1% here.
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Bracket Symbols explained in plain English
Short summary
This page has 121 bracket symbols to copy. The largest set is punctuation, with 86. Unicode keeps most of them in a group called Miscellaneous Technical.
3 groups, not one list
Punctuation is the biggest at 86. The rest split between symbol and letter.
Which blocks they come from
They come from Miscellaneous Technical (32), Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B (24) and CJK Symbols and Punctuation (19). They span U+0028 to U+FF5D, so no one font covers them all.
Easy to confuse
Left Parenthesis and Left Double Angle Bracket look alike. They are not the same character.
Names repeat in families
“Presentation Form For” opens 16 names here. Read past it.
Words that describe bracket symbols
Useful terms when searching or describing bracket symbols.
- Punctuation
- Symbol
- Letter
- Bracket
- Parentheses
- Brace
- Angle
- Typography
- Left
- Parenthesis
- Right
- Tortoise
Quick comparison
| Type | Examples | Good for | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punctuation | ( ) [ | Documents, editing and publishing | Treating Left Parenthesis and Right Tortoise Shell Bracket as the same character |
| Symbol | ﹤ ﹥ ＜ | Lists, quotations and annotations | Expecting one rule to cover all 121 entries |
| Letter | 〱 | Readable text layouts and dividers | Treating these bracket symbols as interchangeable with the visually similar characters in quotation mark symbols |
Bracket pairs by writing system and job
A bracket is directional: its opening and closing forms must stay paired. The safest choice depends on whether the text is prose, code, mathematics or East Asian typography.
| Pair | Typical job | Important distinction |
|---|---|---|
| ( ) | Parenthetical remarks and function calls | Parentheses are not interchangeable with mathematical angle brackets. |
| [ ] | Editorial insertions, citations and array notation | Square brackets often mark material added inside a quotation. |
| { } | Sets, grouped alternatives and code blocks | Braces carry formal syntax in many programming languages. |
| 〔 〕 / 【 】 | CJK titles, annotations and display text | Follow the punctuation convention of the language being written. |
Practical note: Copy both sides as a pair, keep their nesting order balanced, and never choose a bracket only because its width looks convenient in one font.
Where to go next
Compare these choices with quotation mark symbols and punctuation symbols. For a deeper explanation, read How to Type Symbols: Alt Codes and Keyboard Shortcuts. A faster route to the same point: how do i use unicode symbols in html and css?.
Tip: A symbol should decorate a label, not replace it — plain words keep the meaning available to search and to assistive technology.
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How to use bracket symbols
One click copies the characters themselves, not a picture of them. Use Ctrl V on Windows and Linux, ⌘ V on a Mac, or long-press and Paste on a phone.
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Documents, editing and publishing
Left Parenthesis is the safe pick here. Let the words beside it carry the meaning.
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Lists, quotations and annotations
Punctuation suits lists, quotations and annotations. Pick one whose stroke weight matches the text around it.
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Readable text layouts and dividers
When creating readable text layouts and dividers, paste the complete entry — all of these are single code points, so a partial copy is not a risk here.
Copy-ready bracket symbols examples for documents, editing and publishing
Documents, editing and publishing
( Bracket referenceLists, quotations and annotations
( ) [Readable text layouts and dividers
[ bracket (05
Typing bracket symbols without copying them
Every character here has a numeric identity, and that number is what the keyboard methods use: decimal on a Windows keypad, hexadecimal in Word and on macOS.
| Character | Name | Windows | Hex | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ( | Left Parenthesis | Alt 40 | 0028 | ( |
| 〕 | Right Tortoise Shell Bracket | Alt 12309 | 3015 | 〕 |
| 《 | Left Double Angle Bracket | Alt 12298 | 300A | 《 |
| ︺ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Tortoise Shell Bracket | Alt 65082 | FE3A | ︺ |
| ﹙ | Small Left Parenthesis | Alt 65113 | FE59 | ﹙ |
| ＞ | Fullwidth Greater-Than Sign | Alt 65310 | FF1E | ＞ |
Alt codes need a physical numeric keypad and stop at U+FFFF. The complete keyboard guide covers every platform method in full.
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How bracket symbols render across fonts, apps and devices
Miscellaneous Technical is the main home for these, with 43% of the set. The rest come from Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B and CJK Symbols and Punctuation. All 121 behave like letters, so CSS works on them.
The clipboard carries code points, not the drawing on this page, so weight, spacing and colour can all shift between iPhone, Android, Windows, macOS and an exported PDF.
121Single characters
0Sequences
0Emoji properties
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Common mistakes with bracket symbols
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Treating Left Parenthesis and Right Tortoise Shell Bracket as the same character.
- 2
Expecting one rule to cover all 121 entries.
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Treating these bracket symbols as interchangeable with the visually similar characters in quotation mark symbols.
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Bracket Symbols questions and answers
What is the difference between Left Parenthesis and Left Double Angle Bracket?+
They are two distinct Unicode characters: Left Parenthesis is U+0028 (HTML () and Left Double Angle Bracket is U+300A (HTML 《). A font may draw them almost identically, but they sort and search as separate values.
What is the HTML code for left parenthesis?+
Either reference works: ( or (. Both resolve to (. Pasting the raw character is fine too once the document is UTF-8.
Do these bracket symbols change colour with my text?+
Yes. None of the 121 entries on this page carry emoji properties, so each one inherits the colour, weight and size of the text around it, exactly like a letter does.
Which Unicode block are these bracket symbols in?+
The answer is Miscellaneous Technical, covering 32 of them; the rest come from Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B and CJK Symbols and Punctuation. Coverage tends to follow the block: long-established ones render nearly everywhere, recent additions do not.
Which bracket symbol should I choose?+
Two look almost the same: <b>Left Parenthesis</b> and <b>Left Double Angle Bracket</b>. They are different characters: U+0028 and U+300A. Start with <b>punctuation</b>. It is the biggest group, with <b>86</b>. Letter is the specialist choice, with just <b>1</b>. Then paste it where it will live and look at it.
How many bracket symbols are on this page?+
121: 121 single Unicode characters and 0 multi-code-point sequences, of which 0 carry emoji properties. They divide into 3 groups, the largest being punctuation with 86 entries.
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The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated: the 121 entries are counted directly. The Unicode 17.0 character database supplies every formal name and category here, and the emoji data files decide which entries carry emoji properties.
- Unicode Character Database — UnicodeData.txt (formal names and general categories)
- Unicode emoji-test.txt (fully-qualified emoji sequences and grouping)
- The Unicode Standard, current version
- How CoolSymbol.now sources, counts and tests this data