U+23DE "" Top Curly Bracket Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Math Source: Browser Default

U+23DE "" Top Curly Bracket is a typographic symbol used primarily in mathematical notation, technical diagrams, and text annotation to visually group or bracket a span of content from above. It appears as a horizontal, upward-oriented curly brace, often paired with its counterpart the Bottom Curly Bracket (U+23DF) in applications such as equation editors, programming documentation, or textual explanations where a range of characters or numbers needs to be summarized or labeled without interrupting the flow of the main text. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent rendering across different platforms and fonts, supporting clear communication in fields like mathematics, music notation, and markup languages.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x8F 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding
0x23DE
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000023DE
C/C++/Java Escape
\u23de