U+FF5F "" Fullwidth Left White Parenthesis Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+FF5F "" Fullwidth Left White Parenthesis is a typographic symbol used primarily in East Asian writing systems to represent an opening bracket that occupies the same width as a standard fullwidth character. It is part of the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block in Unicode, where it serves as a visual counterpart to its narrow or regular-width left parenthesis, but with a distinct hollow or outlined appearance that sets it apart from typical solid brackets. This character is often employed in contexts requiring emphasis or structural clarity, such as in mathematical notation, linguistic annotation, or decorative text formatting, and it pairs with the Fullwidth Right White Parenthesis U+FF60 to enclose content.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
⦅
HTML Hex Encoding
⦅
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEF 0xBD 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding
0xFF5F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000FF5F
C/C++/Java Escape
\uff5f