Fullwidth Left Parenthesis Symbol

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

Bracket Symbols collection

Symbol: （
Unicode: U+FF08
HTML entity: （
Category: Bracket Symbols

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About the fullwidth left parenthesis symbol

The fullwidth left parenthesis is a wide, square-shaped opening bracket character. It appears as an oversized version of the standard left parenthesis, occupying the same horizontal space as a fullwidth letter or digit. This character is used in East Asian typography, particularly in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text, where it serves as an opening bracket within a line of fullwidth characters, matching the spacing of the surrounding ideographic or fullwidth punctuation.

How to type Fullwidth Left Parenthesis

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

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type FF08 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type FF08.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.