LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET character

Name:

LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET

Hex Number:

U+301A

Decimal Number:

12314

HTML Entity (Dec):

〚

HTML Entity (Hex):

〚

Alternate Name:

OPENING WHITE SQUARE BRACKET

Category:

Ps (Open Punctuation)

Bidi Class:

ON (Other Neutrals)

Mirrored:

Combining Class:

Unicode Block:

CJK Symbols and Punctuation

Plane:

Plane Code:

BMP

Plane Description:

Basic Multilingual Plane

Plane Range:

0000-FFFF

Character Preview:

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LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET is an opening punctuation mark (of a pair) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET is Other Neutrals (Neutral). It belongs to the neutrals. Whitespace and punctuation, which take on the directionality of the surrounding text..

The Other Neutral (ON) bidi class includes characters that do not have a strong directional preference and can appear in any text context without influencing the overall directionality. These characters include punctuation marks, symbols, and various other text elements that do not fit into more specific bidi classes.

Open Punctuation (Ps) refers to punctuation marks that are used to open a section of text, such as parentheses, brackets, and braces. These characters are paired with closing punctuation to enclose parts of text.

This character belongs to the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block. The CJK Symbols and Punctuation block contains a variety of punctuation marks and symbols used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writing systems. These characters are essential for correctly formatting text in these languages, ensuring clarity and readability in written communication. The block includes symbols for punctuation, annotation, and other textual functions specific to East Asian scripts..

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