Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis ⟮
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 MATHEMATICAL LEFT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS depicts a leftward, flattened parenthesis symbol used in mathematical notation. Functional tokens in the name signal a mathematical delimiter and a parenthesis-like mark; LEFT indicates orientation, while FLATTENED describes the altered shape. These generic tokens help writers and typographers reason about how such marks behave across formulas, layouts, and citations without naming any single language. In practice, this symbol appears in 2–3 contexts: in scholarly dictionaries and grammars to illustrate how math punctuation brackets enclose expressions; in scholarly editions and archival transcription to represent compact, nonstandard notation within mathematical notes; and in typographic revivals or specimens that document variants of punctuation shapes for special equations or proofs. If the Extended variant were present, it would mark historical or specialized usage; here it remains a standard symbol in the block for miscellaneous mathematical symbols. Cross‑platform appearance is best when fonts provide clear left-facing curvature, and screen readers can announce it as a punctuation mark for accessible math tooling.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+27EE - General Category:
Ps - Age:
5.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 9F AE - UTF-16:
27EE - UTF-32:
000027EE - HTML dec:
⟮ - HTML hex:
⟮ - JS escape:
\u27EE - Python \N{}:
\N{MATHEMATICAL LEFT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS} - Python \u:
\u27EE - Python \U:
\U000027EE - URL-encoded:
%E2%9F%AE - CSS escape:
\27EE
How to type / insert
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By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+27EE 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.