U+27C5 "⟅" Left S-Shaped Bag Delimiter Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+27C5 "⟅" Left S-Shaped Bag Delimiter is a specialized punctuation symbol used in mathematical notation, particularly within the field of type theory and formal logic, to denote the left side of an S-shaped bag or container that encloses a sequence of terms or expressions. It belongs to the block of Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A and is designed to pair with its right counterpart, U+27C6 "⟆", to visually represent a bag structure that is distinct from ordinary parentheses or brackets, often indicating a multiset or an unordered collection with possible repetitions. This character helps clarify the boundaries of such structures in complex formulas, though it is not commonly found in standard prose and is primarily utilized in advanced academic or computational contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+27C5
Version Added 4.1
Name Left S-Shaped Bag Delimiter
Block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A
General Category Open Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⟆" U+27C6 Right S-Shaped Bag Delimiter
Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type Open
Bidirectional Paired Bracket "⟆" U+27C6 Right S-Shaped Bag Delimiter

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⟅
HTML Hex Encoding ⟅
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x9F 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding 0x27C5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000027C5
C/C++/Java Escape \u27c5

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 Open Punctuation
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Pattern Syntax Yes
Math Yes
Other Math Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Close