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U+23A7 · Miscellaneous Technical

Left Curly Bracket Upper Hook ⎧

Left Curly Bracket Upper Hook is the Unicode character U+23A7 (official name “LEFT CURLY BRACKET UPPER HOOK”) from the Miscellaneous Technical block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s math symbols collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+23A7
HTML⎧
⎧U+23A7

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+23A7
Decimal9127
HTML (hex)⎧
HTML (decimal)⎧
CSS\23A7
JavaScript\u23A7
Python\u23A7
UTF-8 bytesE2 8E A7
UTF-1623A7
URL-encoded%E2%8E%A7

Character details

Official nameLEFT CURLY BRACKET UPPER HOOK
Unicode blockMiscellaneous Technical
General categoryMath Symbol (Sm)
SymbolHero categoryMath Symbols
EmojiNo

How to type ⎧

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 23A7 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “left curly bracket upper hook”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “left curly bracket upper hook”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 23A7.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “left curly bracket upper hook” or enter U+23A7.
  • HTML: ⎧
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9127)

Similar math symbols

Left Parenthesis Upper Hook
Left Parenthesis Extension
Left Parenthesis Lower Hook
Right Parenthesis Upper Hook
Right Parenthesis Extension
Right Parenthesis Lower Hook
Left Square Bracket Upper Corner
Left Square Bracket Extension
Left Square Bracket Lower Corner
Right Square Bracket Upper Corner
Right Square Bracket Extension
Right Square Bracket Lower Corner
Left Curly Bracket Middle Piece
Left Curly Bracket Lower Hook
Curly Bracket Extension
Right Curly Bracket Upper Hook
Right Curly Bracket Middle Piece
Right Curly Bracket Lower Hook
Integral Extension
Horizontal Line Extension
Upper Left or Lower Right Curly Bracket Section
Upper Right or Lower Left Curly Bracket Section
Summation Top
Summation Bottom

See all 714 math symbols →

Questions

What is the Unicode for ⎧?

It is U+23A7 (LEFT CURLY BRACKET UPPER HOOK), decimal 9127.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 23A7 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “left curly bracket upper hook”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ⎧ (or ⎧). There is no named entity.