U+208D "₍" Subscript Left Parenthesis Unicode Character

U+208D "₍" Subscript Left Parenthesis is a typographic symbol used in mathematical and scientific notation to create a left parenthesis that appears smaller and lower than a standard parenthesis, aligning with the baseline of subscript text to enclose indices, variables, or enclosed sub-expressions in formulas or chemical compounds. It is part of the Superscripts and Subscripts block and is commonly employed in contexts where clarity requires a full, subscript-level pair of parentheses, such as in H₍₂₎ notation for chemical formulas or in indexing sequences. This character ensures visual consistency when combined with its counterpart, U+208E Subscript Right Parenthesis “₎”, to maintain proper spacing and legibility in subscripted content.

General Properties

Code Point	U+208D
Version Added	1.1
Name	Subscript Left Parenthesis
Unicode 1.0 Name	Subscript Opening Parenthesis
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Open Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral
Mirrored	Yes
Mirrored Character	"₎" U+208E Subscript Right Parenthesis
Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type	Open
Bidirectional Paired Bracket	"₎" U+208E Subscript Right Parenthesis
Decomposition Type	Sub
Decomposition Mapping	"(" U+0028 Left Parenthesis

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	₍
HTML Hex Encoding	₍
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x82 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0x208D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000208D
C/C++/Java Escape	\u208d

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