Medium Right-Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament ❭

❭ (U+276D) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Medium Right-Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament is part of the Symbols family (block: Dingbats). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The character is a medium right- pointing angle bracket ornament. It is listed as U+276D in the Dingbats block and belongs to the Common script. In history and usage, this symbol is used as a decorative bracket in text and as a marker in certain types of lists. It also appears in some fonts as a punctuation element that can frame content. In writing and code, similar brackets help group items or set apart parameters. They can enclose quoted text or strings in simple contexts. When designers plan layouts, this ornament can separate ideas or sections with a quiet, distinct mark. In programming, it may be used to indicate bounds or to stand in for other types of delimiters in specialized texts. The mark is not common in standard punctuation today, but it remains part of the Dingbats set for visual variety and legacy uses. Overall, it serves as a compact, directional bracket that helps organize information without adding meaning beyond grouping or quoting.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+276D in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

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