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U+276A · Dingbats

Medium Flattened Left Parenthesis Ornament

Medium Flattened Left Parenthesis Ornament is the Unicode character U+276A (official name “MEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT”) from the Dingbats block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s dingbats collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+276A
HTML
U+276A

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+276A
Decimal10090
HTML (hex)
HTML (decimal)
CSS\276A
JavaScript\u276A
Python\u276A
UTF-8 bytesE2 9D AA
UTF-16276A
URL-encoded%E2%9D%AA

Character details

Official nameMEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT
Unicode blockDingbats
General categoryOpen Punctuation (Ps)
SymbolHero categoryDingbats
EmojiNo

How to type ❪

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 276A then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “medium flattened left parenthesis ornament”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “medium flattened left parenthesis ornament”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 276A.

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 “medium flattened left parenthesis ornament” or enter U+276A.
  • HTML:
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(10090)

Questions

What is the Unicode for ❪?

It is U+276A (MEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT), decimal 10090.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 276A 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 “medium flattened left parenthesis ornament”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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