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Left corner bracket symbol 「

Left corner bracket (「) is Unicode U+300C. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A corner bracket used as a quotation mark in Japanese and Chinese, and decoratively to frame names.

How to type 「

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 300c.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want 「.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 300C and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “left corner bracket” and double-click 「.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want 「 and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste 「 as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want 「 and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste 「 and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 300c, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 300C, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “left corner bracket”.

Codes for 「

UnicodeU+300C
Official nameLEFT CORNER BRACKET
BlockCJK Symbols and Punctuation
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal「
HTML hex「
CSScontent: "\300C";
JavaScript"\u300C"
Python"\u300C"
UTF-8 bytesE3 80 8C

Look-alikes

  • 」Right corner bracket, U+300D
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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