How do I type the ⟮ mathematical left flattened parenthesis symbol?

On Windows, type 27EE and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 27ee. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⟮?

Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis is U+27EE and in LaTeX as \lgroup. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⟮?

Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis is filed under Opening punctuation in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, and was introduced in Unicode 5.1. This is an opening bracket. Editors that highlight matching pairs, and bidirectional text algorithms, both key off this category rather than off the glyph.

U+27EE · Opening punctuation

LaTeX

\lgroup

Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis Symbol ⟮

⟮ is mathematical left flattened parenthesis, U+27EE — \lgroup in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 5.1, and Unicode files it under Opening punctuation.

Also known as

lgroup

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+27EE`
HTML hex	`⟮`
HTML decimal	`⟮`
CSS	`\27EE`
JavaScript	`\u{27EE}`
Python	`\U000027EE`
Java / C#	`\u27EE`
Rust	`\u{27ee}`
Swift	`\u{27EE}`
PHP	`\u{27EE}`
URL encoded	`%E2%9F%AE`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9F AE`
UTF-16 bytes	`27EE`
Base64	`4p+u`
Decimal	`10222`
LaTeX	`\lgroup`
Category	Opening punctuation (Ps)
Introduced	Unicode 5.1

Will ⟮ survive being pasted?

Normalisation. Yes. ⟮ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
Legacy encodings. ⟮ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.

Other parenthesis characters

Unicode names 13 characters ending in “parenthesis”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.

Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A

Overflow from the main operator block — extra brackets, angle marks and logic symbols that arrived after Mathematical Operators was closed.

All 48 characters in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A →

How to type ⟮

Windows	Type `27EE` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “mathematical left flattened parenthesis”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `27ee`, press `Enter`
HTML	`⟮`

About Unicode’s Opening punctuation category

This is an opening bracket. Editors that highlight matching pairs, and bidirectional text algorithms, both key off this category rather than off the glyph.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⟮ mathematical left flattened parenthesis symbol?: On Windows, type 27EE and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 27ee. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⟮?: Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis is U+27EE and in LaTeX as \lgroup. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⟮?: Mathematical Left Flattened Parenthesis is filed under Opening punctuation in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, and was introduced in Unicode 5.1. This is an opening bracket. Editors that highlight matching pairs, and bidirectional text algorithms, both key off this category rather than off the glyph.