⹕ Left Square Bracket With Stroke Symbol: Copy & Paste

Unicode information

NameLeft Square Bracket With Stroke

Unicode nameLEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH STROKE

Code pointU+2E55

HTML decimal⹕

HTML hex⹕

CSS\2e55

JavaScript\u2E55

CategoryBrackets & Parentheses

Unicode17.0

Meaning of ⹕ Left Square Bracket With Stroke

The ⹕ character is listed as Left Square Bracket With Stroke in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH STROKE. 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 Square Bracket With Stroke, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 2E55 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 2e55, 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\2e55

JavaScript\u2E55

Python\u2E55

Unicode text⹕

Usage examples

⹕ — Left Square Bracket With Stroke

Unicode: U+2E55

HTML: ⹕