Skip to content
Free forever, no sign up

U+2045 · General Punctuation

Left Square Bracket with Quill ⁅

Left Square Bracket with Quill is the Unicode character U+2045 (official name “LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL”) from the General Punctuation block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s punctuation collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+2045
HTML⁅
⁅U+2045

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+2045
Decimal8261
HTML (hex)⁅
HTML (decimal)⁅
CSS\2045
JavaScript\u2045
Python\u2045
UTF-8 bytesE2 81 85
UTF-162045
URL-encoded%E2%81%85

Character details

Official nameLEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL
Unicode blockGeneral Punctuation
General categoryOpen Punctuation (Ps)
SymbolHero categoryPunctuation
EmojiNo

How to type ⁅

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2045 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “left square bracket with quill”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “left square bracket with quill”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2045.

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 square bracket with quill” or enter U+2045.
  • HTML: ⁅
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(8261)

Similar punctuation

Reversed Prime
Reversed Double Prime
Reversed Triple Prime
Caret
Reference Mark
Double Exclamation Mark Emoji
Overline
Undertie
Character Tie
Caret Insertion Point
Asterism
Hyphen Bullet
Right Square Bracket with Quill
Double Question Mark
Question Exclamation Mark
Exclamation Question Mark Emoji
Tironian Sign Et
Reversed Pilcrow Sign
Black Leftwards Bullet
Black Rightwards Bullet
Reversed Semicolon
Close Up
Swung Dash
Inverted Undertie

See all 195 punctuation →

Questions

What is the Unicode for ⁅?

It is U+2045 (LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL), decimal 8261.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 2045 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 square bracket with quill”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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