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Unicode character information

Left black tortoise shell bracket


Displayed on your computer as:
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Left black tortoise shell bracket
Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x2997
Codepoint (decimal): 10647
In unicode block: Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B

Html entities:

⦗ or ⦗

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.

WindowsHold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 2997 and release Alt. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux: Hold down Ctrl and ⇧ Shift and type U2997. Now press ↵ Enter and release Ctrl and ⇧ Shift.

Other Infos:

General category: Ps (Open_Punctuation): An opening punctuation mark (of a pair).
Bidirectional class: ON (Other_Neutral): Most other symbols and punctuation marks.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.