Fullwidth left parenthesis

( is the Unicode character “FULLWIDTH LEFT PARENTHESIS” (U+FF08). It belongs to the Halfwidth And Fullwidth Forms block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

( codes

UnicodeCode point U+FF08
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page (
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code (
CSSFor the CSS content property \FF08
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \uFF08
PythonEscape in Python strings \uFF08
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %EF%BC%88
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 EF BC 88
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 FF08

How to type (

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “fullwidth left parenthesis”.

In Microsoft Word, type FF08 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “fullwidth left parenthesis”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+FF08. Every format is on the fullwidth left parenthesis page.

About (

Unicode name
FULLWIDTH LEFT PARENTHESIS
Code point
U+FF08 (65288)
Block
Halfwidth And Fullwidth Forms
Category
Open Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1