Left white parenthesis

⦅ is the Unicode character “LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS” (U+2985). It belongs to the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols B block and was added in Unicode 3.2. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⦅ codes

UnicodeCode point U+2985
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⦅
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⦅
CSSFor the CSS content property \2985
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2985
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2985
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%A6%85
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 A6 85
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2985

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 white parenthesis”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2985 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “left white 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+2985. Every format is on the left white parenthesis page.

About ⦅

Unicode name
LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS
Code point
U+2985 (10629)
Block
Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols B
Category
Open Punctuation
Unicode version
3.2