Unicode Character "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis
Unicode Version 15.1
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Summary
The unicode character "(" at code point U+0028 is Left Parenthesis. It is a character in the Basic Latin block and is part of the Common script. The character is an open punctuation. The UTF-8 encoding of "(" is 0x28 and the UTF-16 encoding is 0x0028.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0028 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Left Parenthesis |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Opening Parenthesis |
| Block | Basic Latin |
| General Category | Open Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type | Open |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket | ")" U+0029 Right Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Entity | ( |
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ( |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ( |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0x28 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0028 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000028 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0028 |