⦑ Left Angle Bracket With Dot Symbol: Copy & Paste

Unicode information

NameLeft Angle Bracket With Dot

Unicode nameLEFT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT

Code pointU+2991

HTML decimal⦑

HTML hex⦑

CSS\2991

JavaScript\u2991

CategoryBrackets & Parentheses

Unicode17.0

Meaning of ⦑ Left Angle Bracket With Dot

The ⦑ character is listed as Left Angle Bracket With Dot in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is LEFT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT. It is an opening or closing character used to group content in text, formulas, technical notation or code.

Common uses

Group content in text, formulas and code.
Mathematical, linguistic or technical notation.
Copy bracket, parenthesis or brace styles from Unicode.

How to type ⦑ on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ⦑. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Left Angle Bracket With Dot, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 2991 without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ⦑. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ⦑ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.

iPhone / iPad

iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ⦑ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Android

Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ⦑ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2991, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ⦑.

Web and programming codes

Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.

HTML decimal⦑

HTML hex⦑

CSS content\2991

JavaScript\u2991

Python\u2991

Unicode text⦑

Usage examples

⦑ — Left Angle Bracket With Dot

Unicode: U+2991

HTML: ⦑