U+2986 · Closing punctuation
HTML entity
⦆
LaTeX
\rParen
Right White Parenthesis Symbol ⦆
⦆ is right white parenthesis. Write it in HTML as ⦆ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Closing punctuation.
What Unicode says about ⦆
used for Bourbakist intervals
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2986 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⦆ | |
| HTML decimal | ⦆ | |
| CSS | \2986 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2986} | |
| Python | \U00002986 | |
| Java / C# | \u2986 | |
| Rust | \u{2986} | |
| Swift | \u{2986} | |
| PHP | \u{2986} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A6%86 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 86 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2986 | |
| Base64 | 4qaG | |
| Decimal | 10630 | |
| HTML entity | ⦆ | |
| LaTeX | \rParen | |
| 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 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-B
Brackets, fences and operators for advanced notation — the ceiling and floor variants, angle brackets and the many circled and squared operators.
All 128 characters in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B →
How to type ⦆
| Windows | Type 2986 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “right white parenthesis” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2986, press Enter |
| HTML | ⦆ |
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 ⦆ right white parenthesis symbol?
- On Windows, type 2986 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2986. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⦆?
- Right White Parenthesis is U+2986, written in HTML as ⦆ and in LaTeX as \rParen. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⦆?
- Right White Parenthesis is filed under Closing punctuation in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B 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.