Left square bracket
[ is the Unicode character “LEFT SQUARE BRACKET” (U+005B). 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+005B |
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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 | \005B |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u005B |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u005B |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %5B |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | 5B |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 005B |
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 square bracket”.
In Microsoft Word, type 005B and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “left square 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 SQUARE BRACKET
- Code point
- U+005B (91)
- Block
- Basic Latin
- Category
- Open Punctuation
- Unicode version
- 1.1