Medium Left Curly Bracket Ornament ❴

❴ (U+2774) 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 Left Curly 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 U+2774 is a medium left curly bracket ornament from the Dingbats block. It is a decorative bracket used to add visual flair in texts. In history, such symbols appeared in metal type and early print to help separate sections or mark notes. The symbol has become part of modern typography through Unicode, which includes many dingbats for varied design choices. In use today, it can function as a bracket that delimits groups, parameters, or quoted text in writing and in code. It is not a standard punctuation mark for grammar, but it can serve as a stylistic delimiter when needed. Writers may place this ornament to draw attention or to set off a block of quoted material. Programmers can use similar symbols in UI design or data labels where a distinct visual boundary is desired. The symbol is one option among several decorative brackets that extend the range of traditional parentheses and braces. Overall, this ornament supports visual organization and emphasis without adding letters or words.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2774 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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