Skip to content
Free forever, no sign up

U+2329 · Miscellaneous Technical

Left-Pointing Angle Bracket 〈

Left-Pointing Angle Bracket is the Unicode character U+2329 (official name “LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET”) from the Miscellaneous Technical block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s technical & keyboard symbols collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+2329
HTML⟨
〈U+2329

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+2329
Decimal9001
HTML named entity⟨
HTML (hex)〈
HTML (decimal)〈
CSS\2329
JavaScript\u2329
Python\u2329
UTF-8 bytesE2 8C A9
UTF-162329
URL-encoded%E2%8C%A9

Character details

Official nameLEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET
Unicode blockMiscellaneous Technical
General categoryOpen Punctuation (Ps)
SymbolHero categoryTechnical & Keyboard Symbols
DecompositionU+3008
EmojiNo

How to type 〈

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2329 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “left-pointing angle bracket”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “left-pointing angle bracket”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2329.

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-pointing angle bracket” or enter U+2329.
  • HTML: ⟨ or 〈
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9001)

Similar technical & keyboard symbols

Turned Not Sign
Watch Emoji
Hourglass Done Emoji
Top Left Corner
Top Right Corner
Bottom Left Corner
Bottom Right Corner
Frown
Smile
Erase to the Right
X in a Rectangle Box
Keyboard Emoji
Right-Pointing Angle Bracket
Benzene Ring
Cylindricity
All Around-Profile
Symmetry
Total Runout
Dimension Origin
Conical Taper
Slope
Counterbore
Countersink
Apl Functional Symbol I-Beam

See all 263 technical & keyboard symbols →

Questions

What is the Unicode for 〈?

It is U+2329 (LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET), decimal 9001.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 2329 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-pointing angle bracket”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity ⟨ or the numeric reference 〈.