U+300C "「" Left Corner Bracket Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+300C "「" Left Corner Bracket is a typographic symbol used primarily in East Asian scripts, including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, to mark the beginning of a quotation, title, or emphasized phrase. It functions as the opening member of a pair with its counterpart U+300D "」" Right Corner Bracket, and its appearance as a simple, angled corner shape distinguishes it from other bracket styles like parentheses or square brackets. In contexts such as Japanese text, it is commonly employed to enclose dialogue, cited works, or terms requiring special attention, often replacing the curved quotation marks used in Western writing. Its design reflects a traditional calligraphic influence, maintaining a clean, vertical alignment that integrates seamlessly with logographic characters.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
「 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
「 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE3 0x80 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x300C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000300C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u300c |
Unicode Properties