Left Parenthesis Symbol

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

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Symbol: (
Unicode: U+0028
HTML entity: (
Category: Bracket Symbols

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About the left parenthesis symbol

An opening curved line that rises from the baseline before curving right and descending, resembling a hook or a half-oval. This character is the left parenthesis, used in pairs to enclose parenthetical remarks, clarifications, or asides in written text, and is also fundamental in mathematical expressions for grouping operations and function arguments.

How to type Left Parenthesis

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

Windows

2 options

Hold Alt and type 0040 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
Or, in Word: type 0028 then press Alt + X.

Numeric keypad required (laptops: enable Num Lock or use Fn).

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 0028.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.