Left Angle Bracket Symbol

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

Symbol: 〈
Unicode: U+3008
HTML entity: 〈
Category: Bracket Symbols

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About the left angle bracket symbol

In Chinese, Japanese, and Korean texts, the left angle bracket is paired with its right counterpart to enclose book titles, episode names, or other cited works. It also appears in mathematical notation to denote angle brackets in vector or group theory. As an opening punctuation mark, it signals the start of a bracketed sequence, functioning similarly to a left parenthesis but with a distinct typographic form common in East Asian typesetting.

How to type Left Angle 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 3008 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 3008.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.