What ⦑ means
⦑ is the left angle bracket with dot. Unicode classifies it as an opening bracket and files it in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block; this site shelves it under Maths.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⦑ is a single code point, U+2991. In HTML that is ⦑, and in CSS \2991.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ⦑ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⦑
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2991, then Alt+X to get ⦑.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “left angle bracket with dot”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2991, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⦑CSS
\2991Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⦑
HTML hex
⦑
CSS content
content: "\2991";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A6%91
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.