Fullwidth Left Curly Bracket Symbol

A symbol from the Bracket Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ｛
Unicode: U+FF5B
HTML entity: ｛
Category: Bracket Symbols

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About the fullwidth left curly bracket symbol

In East Asian text environments that use monospaced or fixed-width fonts, the fullwidth left curly bracket occupies the same vertical space as a CJK ideograph, allowing it to align neatly alongside Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters. It functions identically to the standard ASCII left curly brace but appears wider and is typically employed for the same purposes—marking the start of a block in programming, mathematical notation, or structured text—where a consistent character width is required.

How to type Fullwidth Left Curly Bracket

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

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In Word / Outlook: type FF5B then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type FF5B.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.