Right S-Shaped Bag Delimiter ⟆
Usage snapshot:
- Used in content written with the Common script; suitable for UI labels and body text.
- Appears in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A.
History & usage: The character RIGHT S-SHAPED BAG DELIMITER depicts the official name RIGHT S-SHAPED BAG DELIMITER. In its name, you can identify functional tokens such as DELIMITER (a marker) and S-SHAPED (a shape qualifier) that signal how a symbol groups or separates items. These tokens convey the general role of markers and connectors in writing systems, and they influence how a symbol is stored, spaced, or read in typesetting and data formats. Practical use contexts include: in scholarly editions of mathematical texts, where it marks boundary between items in side-by-side notations; in educational primers and calculators, where it functions as a visual cue for grouping during demonstrations or quick UI controls for operations or comparisons; and in archival transcription within the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, where editors may preserve or revive historical notations as part of a typographic specimen. Cross‑platform appearance matters for accessibility, and consistent rendering supports screen readers and high‑contrast displays.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+27C6 - General Category:
Pe - Age:
4.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 9F 86 - UTF-16:
27C6 - UTF-32:
000027C6 - HTML dec:
⟆ - HTML hex:
⟆ - JS escape:
\u27C6 - Python \N{}:
\N{RIGHT S-SHAPED BAG DELIMITER} - Python \u:
\u27C6 - Python \U:
\U000027C6 - URL-encoded:
%E2%9F%86 - CSS escape:
\27C6
How to type / insert
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By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+27C6 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.