U+207D "⁽" Superscript Left Parenthesis Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⁽
U+207D "⁽" Superscript Left Parenthesis is a typographic symbol that appears smaller and raised above the baseline, primarily used in mathematical and scientific notation to denote grouping or exponentiation in a superscript context, such as in chemical formulas, equations, or footnotes, and it belongs to the Superscripts and Subscripts block of Unicode, ensuring consistent representation across digital text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+207D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Superscript Left Parenthesis |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Superscript Opening Parenthesis |
| Block | Superscripts and Subscripts |
| General Category | Open Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⁾" U+207E Superscript Right Parenthesis |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type | Open |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket | "⁾" U+207E Superscript Right Parenthesis |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⁽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⁽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x81 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x207D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000207D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u207d |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Open Punctuation |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Compat Math Continue | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Other Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Close |