What ⎩ means
It is the bottom of a tall left curly brace. Older math fonts used separate pieces to enclose formulas spanning several lines.
Why does ⎩ look unfinished?
A tall brace takes several pieces. Its top, middle and bottom join; extra vertical pieces can lengthen it. Math typesetting software usually sizes the whole delimiter.
Part of the collection
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
1Three pieces forming a tall left curly brace.
Questions 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.
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How to type or find ⎩
- Search it as
- brace bottom · tall curly brace · TeX brace
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
⎩CSS
\23A9Unicode input
In a Unicode hex input mode, enter 23A9; keystrokes depend on the editor.
TeX-style math
Use
\left\{ ... \right\} to size a full brace around its contents.Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⎩
HTML hex
⎩
CSS content
content: "\23A9";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8E%A9
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.