Left angle bracket

〈 is the Unicode character “LEFT ANGLE BRACKET” (U+3008). It belongs to the CJK Symbols And Punctuation block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

〈 codes

UnicodeCode point U+3008
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page 〈
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code 〈
CSSFor the CSS content property \3008
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u3008
PythonEscape in Python strings \u3008
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E3%80%88
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E3 80 88
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 3008

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 “left angle bracket”.

In Microsoft Word, type 3008 and press Alt + X.

Mac

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

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+3008. Every format is on the left angle bracket page.

About 〈

Unicode name
LEFT ANGLE BRACKET
Code point
U+3008 (12296)
Block
CJK Symbols And Punctuation
Category
Open Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1