How do I type the ⟩ mathematical right angle bracket symbol?

On Windows, type 27E9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 27e9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⟩?

Mathematical Right Angle Bracket is U+27E9, written in HTML as &rang; and in LaTeX as \rangle. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⟩?

Mathematical Right Angle Bracket is filed under Closing punctuation in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.2. This is a closing bracket, paired with an opening character in the same block. Bracket matching in editors uses the category, not the appearance.

U+27E9 · Closing punctuation

HTML entity

&rang;

LaTeX

\rangle

Mathematical Right Angle Bracket Symbol ⟩

⟩ is mathematical right angle bracket, U+27E9 — \rangle in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Closing punctuation.

Also known as

ket
z notation right sequence bracket

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+27E9`
HTML hex	`⟩`
HTML decimal	`⟩`
CSS	`\27E9`
JavaScript	`\u{27E9}`
Python	`\U000027E9`
Java / C#	`\u27E9`
Rust	`\u{27e9}`
Swift	`\u{27E9}`
PHP	`\u{27E9}`
URL encoded	`%E2%9F%A9`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9F A9`
UTF-16 bytes	`27E9`
Base64	`4p+p`
Decimal	`10217`
HTML entity	`&rang;`
LaTeX	`\rangle`
Category	Closing punctuation (Pe)
Introduced	Unicode 3.2

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.

Unicode cross-references

The standard points readers of ⟩ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.

Other bracket characters

Unicode names 24 characters ending in “bracket”. 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 `27E9` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “mathematical right angle bracket”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `27e9`, press `Enter`
HTML	`&rang;`

About Unicode’s Closing punctuation category

This is a closing bracket, paired with an opening character in the same block. Bracket matching in editors uses the category, not the appearance.

Frequently asked questions

How do I type the ⟩ mathematical right angle bracket symbol?: On Windows, type 27E9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 27e9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⟩?: Mathematical Right Angle Bracket is U+27E9, written in HTML as &rang; and in LaTeX as \rangle. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⟩?: Mathematical Right Angle Bracket is filed under Closing punctuation in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.2. This is a closing bracket, paired with an opening character in the same block. Bracket matching in editors uses the category, not the appearance.