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U+2768 · Dingbats

Medium Left Parenthesis Ornament

Medium Left Parenthesis Ornament is the Unicode character U+2768 (official name “MEDIUM 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+2768
HTML
U+2768

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+2768
Decimal10088
HTML (hex)
HTML (decimal)
CSS\2768
JavaScript\u2768
Python\u2768
UTF-8 bytesE2 9D A8
UTF-162768
URL-encoded%E2%9D%A8

Character details

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

How to type ❨

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2768 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “medium left parenthesis ornament”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “medium left parenthesis ornament”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2768.

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 left parenthesis ornament” or enter U+2768.
  • HTML:
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(10088)

Questions

What is the Unicode for ❨?

It is U+2768 (MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT), decimal 10088.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 2768 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 left parenthesis ornament”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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