U+298D "⦍" Left Square Bracket with Tick in Top Corner Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+298D "⦍" Left Square Bracket with Tick in Top Corner is a typographical symbol used primarily in mathematical and formal notation, where it functions as a specialized bracket or delimiter. Its design features a standard left square bracket with a small inward-pointing tick or hook at the upper right corner, distinguishing it from plain brackets. This character is part of the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block and may appear in logical expressions, set theory, or other technical contexts where a visual distinction between different bracket types is required. The tick in the top corner helps indicate a specific semantic role or boundary within nested notations, though its usage is niche and largely confined to specialized academic or typesetting systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+298D
Version Added 3.2
Name Left Square Bracket with Tick in Top Corner
Block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
General Category Open Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⦐" U+2990 Right Square Bracket with Tick in Top Corner
Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type Open
Bidirectional Paired Bracket "⦐" U+2990 Right Square Bracket with Tick in Top Corner

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⦍
HTML Hex Encoding ⦍
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xA6 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0x298D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000298D
C/C++/Java Escape \u298d

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