U+007B "{" Left Curly Bracket Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+007B “{” Left Curly Bracket is a punctuation mark encoded in the Basic Latin block, originating from ASCII and commonly used in computer programming, mathematics, and written language. It most often serves to begin a block of code in languages like C, Java, and JavaScript, and is paired with its closing counterpart U+007D to define scope, object literals, or sets in mathematical notation. In typography, it is also used to enclose groups of items or indicate grouping in equations and text, though its primary modern function is structural in digital contexts.

General Properties

Code Point
U+007B
Name
Left Curly Bracket
Unicode 1.0 Name
Opening Curly Bracket
Mirrored Character
Bidirectional Paired Bracket

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
{
HTML Hex Encoding
{
UTF-8 Encoding
0x7B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x007B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000007B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u007b