U+2997 "⦗" Left Black Tortoise Shell Bracket Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⦗
U+2997 "⦗" Left Black Tortoise Shell Bracket is a typographical symbol that belongs to the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols B block, where it serves as a decorative or specialized bracket often used in mathematical notation, calligraphic texts, or symbolic diagrams. Its name derives from its visual resemblance to the shell of a tortoise, with a bold, curved black outline that opens to the right, and it typically pairs with its rightward counterpart to enclose content, adding an ornate or formal emphasis.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2997 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Left Black Tortoise Shell Bracket |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| General Category | Open Punctuation |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⦘" U+2998 Right Black Tortoise Shell Bracket |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type | Open |
| Bidirectional Paired Bracket | "⦘" U+2998 Right Black Tortoise Shell Bracket |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⦗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⦗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA6 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2997 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002997 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2997 |