Light Left Tortoise Shell Bracket Ornament ❲
❲ (U+2772) 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: Light Left Tortoise Shell 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 LIGHT LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT, with codepoint U+2772, is part of the Dingbats block. It is used as a decorative bracket or ornament in texts. In many fonts it resembles a curved left brace with a light outline. It can stand in for a traditional left delimiter in design, where emphasis or spacing matters. In writing and code, brackets and quotes help group items, parameters, or quoted text. This symbol can show the start of a quoted segment or a parameter group in a visually distinct way. It is not a standard punctuation mark in most writing, but it appears in logos, illustrations, or stylized interfaces. When used, it usually pairs with a matching right ornament to frame content. Its historical role is more about visual guidance than grammar. Readers see it as a cue to set apart a block of text or data. Overall, it serves as a decorative delimiter that can complement simple brackets or quotes in various layouts.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2772 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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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+2772 - General Category:
Ps - Age:
3.2 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Dingbats - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 9D B2 - UTF-16:
2772 - UTF-32:
00002772 - HTML dec:
❲ - HTML hex:
❲ - JS escape:
\u2772 - Python \N{}:
\N{LIGHT LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT} - Python \u:
\u2772 - Python \U:
\U00002772 - URL-encoded:
%E2%9D%B2 - CSS escape:
\2772
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+2772 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ❲ (hex) or ❲ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.