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Unicode character information

Left-pointing angle bracket


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

Unicode name: Left-pointing angle bracket
Alternative names: Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0x2329
Codepoint (decimal): 9001
In unicode block: Miscellaneous Technical

Html entities:

⟨ or 〈 or 〈

Character input:

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

Windows: Hold down Alt and press + on the numeric keyboard. Type: 2329 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 U2329. 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.