Vertical Right Tortoise-Shell Bracket

It closes the right side of a tortoise-shell pair in vertical text.

The paired form ︹…︺ surrounds a note or added text. In vertical layout, ︺ is the closing form; its ordinary right counterpart is 〕, and compatibility normalization can change one into the other.

In Japan, printed punctuation developed as movable type spread during the Meiji period (1868–1912); bracket pairs took on editorial roles across genres and print formats.

How should I type ︺?

Use ︺ only when the vertical form itself matters.

For ordinary prose, use the tortoise-shell pair 〔〕 when it suits the language's punctuation; a vertical layout can display punctuation upright. Japanese editorial writing uses the pair for supplementary notes, annotations, emphasis, or insertions. Chinese editorial conventions also use it for dynasty labels, official document years, and annotated words.

What does ︺ signal when sent alone?

Alone, it looks like a closing mark with its pair missing.

The opening bracket and enclosed text are absent, so the mark cannot show what it was meant to close. If someone sends it by itself, ask what text it was meant to enclose.