Left curly bracket
{ is the Unicode character “LEFT CURLY BRACKET” (U+007B). It belongs to the Basic Latin block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
{ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+007B |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | { |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | { |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \007B |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u007B |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u007B |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %7B |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | 7B |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 007B |
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 curly bracket”.
In Microsoft Word, type 007B and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “left curly 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).
About {
- Unicode name
- LEFT CURLY BRACKET
- Code point
- U+007B (123)
- Block
- Basic Latin
- Category
- Open Punctuation
- Unicode version
- 1.1