Bracket Symbols

This page gathers 130 bracket symbols.

A name word and a punctuation category, together

A character is selected when two things hold at once: its Unicode name has the word BRACKET, PARENTHESIS or BRAKCET, and its general category is Open_Punctuation or Close_Punctuation. The rule adds those two categories to the common filter, which the symbols index sets out. Among the characters that pass it, 130 meet both conditions, and none of them is excluded.

BRAKCET is the spelling in a single Unicode name, that of U+FE18 PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRAKCET. Unicode does not change a name once it is given, so the table gives the correction in that row.

A name with the word is not enough when the category is another one. U+239B LEFT PARENTHESIS UPPER HOOK is a Math_Symbol and U+23B4 TOP SQUARE BRACKET an Other_Symbol, so the rule passes over both.

BRACKET in 99 names, PARENTHESIS in 30

The 130 rows run by code point from U+0028 LEFT PARENTHESIS to U+FF63 HALFWIDTH RIGHT CORNER BRACKET, and the table splits them by block into 13 sections. The longest has 24 rows, and three have two each.

Basic Latin (6)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+0028LEFT PARENTHESIS( ( \28 \u0028
U+0029RIGHT PARENTHESIS) ) \29 \u0029
U+005BLEFT SQUARE BRACKET[ [ \5B \u005B
U+005DRIGHT SQUARE BRACKET] ] \5D \u005D
U+007BLEFT CURLY BRACKET{ { \7B \u007B
U+007DRIGHT CURLY BRACKET} } \7D \u007D
General Punctuation (2)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+2045LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL⁅ ⁅ \2045 \u2045
U+2046RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL⁆ ⁆ \2046 \u2046
Superscripts and Subscripts (4)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+207DSUPERSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS⁽ ⁽ \207D \u207D
U+207ESUPERSCRIPT RIGHT PARENTHESIS⁾ ⁾ \207E \u207E
U+208DSUBSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS₍ ₍ \208D \u208D
U+208ESUBSCRIPT RIGHT PARENTHESIS₎ ₎ \208E \u208E
Dingbats (12)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+2768MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT❨ ❨ \2768 \u2768
U+2769MEDIUM RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT❩ ❩ \2769 \u2769
U+276AMEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT❪ ❪ \276A \u276A
U+276BMEDIUM FLATTENED RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT❫ ❫ \276B \u276B
U+276CMEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT❬ ❬ \276C \u276C
U+276DMEDIUM RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT❭ ❭ \276D \u276D
U+2770HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT❰ ❰ \2770 \u2770
U+2771HEAVY RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT❱ ❱ \2771 \u2771
U+2772LIGHT LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT❲ ❲ \2772 \u2772
U+2773LIGHT RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT❳ ❳ \2773 \u2773
U+2774MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT❴ ❴ \2774 \u2774
U+2775MEDIUM RIGHT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT❵ ❵ \2775 \u2775
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A (10)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+27E6MATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET⟦ ⟦ \27E6 \u27E6
U+27E7MATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET⟧ ⟧ \27E7 \u27E7
U+27E8MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET⟨ ⟨ \27E8 \u27E8
U+27E9MATHEMATICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET⟩ ⟩ \27E9 \u27E9
U+27EAMATHEMATICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET⟪ ⟪ \27EA \u27EA
U+27EBMATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET⟫ ⟫ \27EB \u27EB
U+27ECMATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET⟬ ⟬ \27EC \u27EC
U+27EDMATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET⟭ ⟭ \27ED \u27ED
U+27EEMATHEMATICAL LEFT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS⟮ ⟮ \27EE \u27EE
U+27EFMATHEMATICAL RIGHT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS⟯ ⟯ \27EF \u27EF
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B (24)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+2983LEFT WHITE CURLY BRACKET⦃ ⦃ \2983 \u2983
U+2984RIGHT WHITE CURLY BRACKET⦄ ⦄ \2984 \u2984
U+2985LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS⦅ ⦅ \2985 \u2985
U+2986RIGHT WHITE PARENTHESIS⦆ ⦆ \2986 \u2986
U+2987Z NOTATION LEFT IMAGE BRACKET⦇ ⦇ \2987 \u2987
U+2988Z NOTATION RIGHT IMAGE BRACKET⦈ ⦈ \2988 \u2988
U+2989Z NOTATION LEFT BINDING BRACKET⦉ ⦉ \2989 \u2989
U+298AZ NOTATION RIGHT BINDING BRACKET⦊ ⦊ \298A \u298A
U+298BLEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR⦋ ⦋ \298B \u298B
U+298CRIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR⦌ ⦌ \298C \u298C
U+298DLEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN TOP CORNER⦍ ⦍ \298D \u298D
U+298ERIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN BOTTOM CORNER⦎ ⦎ \298E \u298E
U+298FLEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN BOTTOM CORNER⦏ ⦏ \298F \u298F
U+2990RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN TOP CORNER⦐ ⦐ \2990 \u2990
U+2991LEFT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT⦑ ⦑ \2991 \u2991
U+2992RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT⦒ ⦒ \2992 \u2992
U+2993LEFT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET⦓ ⦓ \2993 \u2993
U+2994RIGHT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET⦔ ⦔ \2994 \u2994
U+2995DOUBLE LEFT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET⦕ ⦕ \2995 \u2995
U+2996DOUBLE RIGHT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET⦖ ⦖ \2996 \u2996
U+2997LEFT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET⦗ ⦗ \2997 \u2997
U+2998RIGHT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET⦘ ⦘ \2998 \u2998
U+29FCLEFT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET⧼ ⧼ \29FC \u29FC
U+29FDRIGHT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET⧽ ⧽ \29FD \u29FD
Supplemental Punctuation (16)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+2E22TOP LEFT HALF BRACKET⸢ ⸢ \2E22 \u2E22
U+2E23TOP RIGHT HALF BRACKET⸣ ⸣ \2E23 \u2E23
U+2E24BOTTOM LEFT HALF BRACKET⸤ ⸤ \2E24 \u2E24
U+2E25BOTTOM RIGHT HALF BRACKET⸥ ⸥ \2E25 \u2E25
U+2E26LEFT SIDEWAYS U BRACKET⸦ ⸦ \2E26 \u2E26
U+2E27RIGHT SIDEWAYS U BRACKET⸧ ⸧ \2E27 \u2E27
U+2E28LEFT DOUBLE PARENTHESIS⸨ ⸨ \2E28 \u2E28
U+2E29RIGHT DOUBLE PARENTHESIS⸩ ⸩ \2E29 \u2E29
U+2E55LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH STROKE⹕ ⹕ \2E55 \u2E55
U+2E56RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH STROKE⹖ ⹖ \2E56 \u2E56
U+2E57LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH DOUBLE STROKE⹗ ⹗ \2E57 \u2E57
U+2E58RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH DOUBLE STROKE⹘ ⹘ \2E58 \u2E58
U+2E59TOP HALF LEFT PARENTHESIS⹙ ⹙ \2E59 \u2E59
U+2E5ATOP HALF RIGHT PARENTHESIS⹚ ⹚ \2E5A \u2E5A
U+2E5BBOTTOM HALF LEFT PARENTHESIS⹛ ⹛ \2E5B \u2E5B
U+2E5CBOTTOM HALF RIGHT PARENTHESIS⹜ ⹜ \2E5C \u2E5C
CJK Symbols and Punctuation (18)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+3008LEFT ANGLE BRACKET〈 〈 \3008 \u3008
U+3009RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET〉 〉 \3009 \u3009
U+300ALEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET《 《 \300A \u300A
U+300BRIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET》 》 \300B \u300B
U+300CLEFT CORNER BRACKET「 「 \300C \u300C
U+300DRIGHT CORNER BRACKET」 」 \300D \u300D
U+300ELEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET『 『 \300E \u300E
U+300FRIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET』 』 \300F \u300F
U+3010LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET【 【 \3010 \u3010
U+3011RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET】 】 \3011 \u3011
U+3014LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET〔 〔 \3014 \u3014
U+3015RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET〕 〕 \3015 \u3015
U+3016LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET〖 〖 \3016 \u3016
U+3017RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET〗 〗 \3017 \u3017
U+3018LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET〘 〘 \3018 \u3018
U+3019RIGHT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET〙 〙 \3019 \u3019
U+301ALEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET〚 〚 \301A \u301A
U+301BRIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET〛 〛 \301B \u301B
Arabic Presentation Forms-A (2)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+FD3EORNATE LEFT PARENTHESIS﴾ ﴾ \FD3E \uFD3E
U+FD3FORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS﴿ ﴿ \FD3F \uFD3F
Vertical Forms (2)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+FE17PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET︗ ︗ \FE17 \uFE17
U+FE18PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRAKCET Correction: PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET︘ ︘ \FE18 \uFE18
CJK Compatibility Forms (18)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+FE35PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT PARENTHESIS︵ ︵ \FE35 \uFE35
U+FE36PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT PARENTHESIS︶ ︶ \FE36 \uFE36
U+FE37PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CURLY BRACKET︷ ︷ \FE37 \uFE37
U+FE38PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CURLY BRACKET︸ ︸ \FE38 \uFE38
U+FE39PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET︹ ︹ \FE39 \uFE39
U+FE3APRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET︺ ︺ \FE3A \uFE3A
U+FE3BPRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET︻ ︻ \FE3B \uFE3B
U+FE3CPRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET︼ ︼ \FE3C \uFE3C
U+FE3DPRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET︽ ︽ \FE3D \uFE3D
U+FE3EPRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET︾ ︾ \FE3E \uFE3E
U+FE3FPRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET︿ ︿ \FE3F \uFE3F
U+FE40PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET﹀ ﹀ \FE40 \uFE40
U+FE41PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CORNER BRACKET﹁ ﹁ \FE41 \uFE41
U+FE42PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CORNER BRACKET﹂ ﹂ \FE42 \uFE42
U+FE43PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET﹃ ﹃ \FE43 \uFE43
U+FE44PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET﹄ ﹄ \FE44 \uFE44
U+FE47PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT SQUARE BRACKET﹇ ﹇ \FE47 \uFE47
U+FE48PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET﹈ ﹈ \FE48 \uFE48
Small Form Variants (6)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+FE59SMALL LEFT PARENTHESIS﹙ ﹙ \FE59 \uFE59
U+FE5ASMALL RIGHT PARENTHESIS﹚ ﹚ \FE5A \uFE5A
U+FE5BSMALL LEFT CURLY BRACKET﹛ ﹛ \FE5B \uFE5B
U+FE5CSMALL RIGHT CURLY BRACKET﹜ ﹜ \FE5C \uFE5C
U+FE5DSMALL LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET﹝ ﹝ \FE5D \uFE5D
U+FE5ESMALL RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET﹞ ﹞ \FE5E \uFE5E
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms (10)
CharacterCode pointUnicode nameHTML, CSS, JavaScript
U+FF08FULLWIDTH LEFT PARENTHESIS( ( \FF08 \uFF08
U+FF09FULLWIDTH RIGHT PARENTHESIS) ) \FF09 \uFF09
U+FF3BFULLWIDTH LEFT SQUARE BRACKET[ [ \FF3B \uFF3B
U+FF3DFULLWIDTH RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET] ] \FF3D \uFF3D
U+FF5BFULLWIDTH LEFT CURLY BRACKET{ { \FF5B \uFF5B
U+FF5DFULLWIDTH RIGHT CURLY BRACKET} } \FF5D \uFF5D
U+FF5FFULLWIDTH LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS⦅ ⦅ \FF5F \uFF5F
U+FF60FULLWIDTH RIGHT WHITE PARENTHESIS⦆ ⦆ \FF60 \uFF60
U+FF62HALFWIDTH LEFT CORNER BRACKET「 「 \FF62 \uFF62
U+FF63HALFWIDTH RIGHT CORNER BRACKET」 」 \FF63 \uFF63

65 opening and 65 closing, and the Math property on 38

By general category the page splits in half: 65 characters are Open_Punctuation and 65 are Close_Punctuation. The ornate pair runs the other way from its names, since U+FD3E ORNATE LEFT PARENTHESIS is Close_Punctuation and U+FD3F ORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS is Open_Punctuation. The Math property is on 38 of the 130, from U+207D SUPERSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS to U+29FD RIGHT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET.

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