U+239D "⎝" Left Parenthesis Lower Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+239D "⎝" Left Parenthesis Lower Hook is a typographical symbol used primarily in mathematical and technical notation to represent the lower left corner piece of a large or tall left parenthesis, often in conjunction with other bracket segments like U+239C for creating vertically extended parentheses within rendering systems that do not automatically scale glyphs. It is part of the Miscellaneous Technical block of Unicode and is designed for use in plain text environments where precise bracket height adjustment is needed, such as in diagrams or formatted equations, rather than for standard punctuation in prose. This character should not be confused with a regular opening parenthesis, as its specific hook shape is intended for connecting to vertical line segments to form a continuous, scalable bracket structure.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
⎝ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
⎝ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE2 0x8E 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x239D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000239D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u239d |
Unicode Properties