Left ceiling

⌈ is the Unicode character “LEFT CEILING” (U+2308). It belongs to the Miscellaneous Technical block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⌈ codes

UnicodeCode point U+2308
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⌈
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⌈
HTML entityNamed HTML entity ⌈
CSSFor the CSS content property \2308
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2308
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2308
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%8C%88
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 8C 88
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2308

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 ceiling”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2308 and press Alt + X.

Mac

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

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+2308. Every format is on the left ceiling page.

About ⌈

Unicode name
LEFT CEILING
Code point
U+2308 (8968)
Block
Miscellaneous Technical
Category
Open Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1