Heavy Left-Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament ❰

❰ (U+2770) 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: Heavy Left-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 HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT is a decorative glyph in the Dingbats block with the codepoint hex 2770 and the Unicode name U+2770. It belongs to the Common script area and is used as a symbol rather than standard punctuation. In history and practice, this ornament has appeared in type sets as a bold, angled mark that can stand alone or flank text. Its role is not to replace traditional brackets in everyday writing, but to add a visual accent or to serve as a delimiter in special layouts. In modern usage, designers and typists may place it where a leftward angle is desired to draw attention or to separate elements. The allowed usage idea for this glyph notes that brackets and quotes can use such symbols to delimit groups, parameters, or quoted text in writing and code. When used for these purposes, the ornament acts as a decorative delimiter rather than as a standard typographic bracket. Overall, it functions as a historical and stylistic option in chosen contexts, especially in decorative or stylistic text layouts.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2770 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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