U+23A0 "⎠" Right Parenthesis Lower Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⎠
U+23A0 "⎠" Right Parenthesis Lower Hook is a graphical symbol used primarily within mathematical notation and technical documentation, often as a component for building large delimiters such as brackets or parentheses that span multiple lines of text or equations. It represents the bottom or lower-right curved segment of a tall right parenthesis, and when combined with its corresponding upper and middle parts, it helps form a continuous, scalable parenthesis for typesetting complex formulas in fields like calculus, set theory, and computer science. While not commonly used in standard prose, this character is part of the Unicode Miscellaneous Technical block and serves a specific role in precise symbolic communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+23A0 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Right Parenthesis Lower Hook |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⎠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⎠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8E 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x23A0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000023A0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u23a0 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |