U+29D8 "⧘" Left Wiggly Fence Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+29D8 "⧘" Left Wiggly Fence is a mathematical symbol categorized under the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, where it is designed to represent a leftward opening bracket or fence that features a wavy, zigzag line. It is typically paired with its rightward counterpart, U+29D9 "⧙" Right Wiggly Fence, and is used in formal notation to denote a specific type of interval or boundary in mathematics, often in contexts involving fuzzy logic, set theory, or non-standard analysis where a standard bracket or parenthesis would be insufficient due to the ambiguous or gradual nature of the boundary. Despite its specialized appearance, the character is available in Unicode primarily for academic typesetting and mathematical documentation, and it is not commonly used in everyday text or programming.

General Properties

Code Point U+29D8
Version Added 3.2
Name Left Wiggly Fence
Block Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
General Category Open Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral
Mirrored Yes
Mirrored Character "⧙" U+29D9 Right Wiggly Fence
Bidirectional Paired Bracket Type Open
Bidirectional Paired Bracket "⧙" U+29D9 Right Wiggly Fence

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ⧘
HTML Hex Encoding ⧘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0xA7 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0x29D8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000029D8
C/C++/Java Escape \u29d8

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