| Character | ⟨ |
| Name | Mathematical Left Angle Bracket |
| Unicode Code Point | U+27E8 |
| Decimal Value | 10216 |
| Hex Value | 0x27E8 |
| Category | Ornamental Dingbats |
| Windows Alt Code | Not available — use copy/paste |
| Word Alt+X Code | 27E8 + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | ⟨ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | ⟨ / ⟨ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\27E8"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{27E8}" |
Mathematical Left Angle Bracket is an ornamental dingbat used primarily for decorative purposes — flourishes, stylized arrows, and embellishments in creative or expressive text formatting.
Unicode block: Ornamental Dingbats (U+1F650–U+1F67F). This later-added Unicode block extends the original Dingbats set with additional decorative arrows and ornamental marks, continuing the tradition of the 1978 Zapf Dingbats typeface into the Unicode era.
At Unicode code point U+27E8 (decimal 10216), Mathematical Left Angle Bracket is the 41st of 64 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, like most characters outside the 0–255 legacy codepage range, it has no dedicated Alt-code or single-key shortcut on Windows or Mac, so copy-paste is the standard, universal method for typing it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.
💡 Good to know: Font support for this extended dingbat range is noticeably less universal than the original Dingbats block — test rendering carefully before using it in published or professional material.
No alt code available — click the copy button above and paste with Ctrl+V.
No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.
Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.
Use the entity ⟨ in your HTML.