Left Dotted Substitution Bracket ⸄

⸄ (U+2E04) 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: Left Dotted Substitution Bracket is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Punctuation). 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 with codepoint U+2E04, named LEFT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET, is part of the Supplemental Punctuation block. It appears in historical and modern text as a bracket with a small dot that signals a substitution or a special function. In many fonts it serves as a decorative or technical mark, showing up alongside other brackets or symbols. The practical role of this bracket is to mark the start of a group, a parameter, or quoted text. People use it in writing and in code to set apart elements that belong together. In older typesetting, dotted or subtle variants helped readers see pairs or boundaries clearly. In programming and data formats, brackets help identify sections, lists, or argument blocks. The dotted style can distinguish it from plain brackets and reduce confusion when multiple kinds of brackets are in one line. Today, it is one option among many punctuation marks kept for compatibility with varied texts. For authors and developers, it remains a signal of grouping or substitution without adding extra words to the line.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2E04 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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