Left White Curly Bracket Symbol

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

Symbol: ⦃
Unicode: U+2983
HTML entity: ⦃
Category: Bracket Symbols

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About the left white curly bracket symbol

This character is a left-pointing curly bracket drawn with a white or hollow outline. It is used as an opening delimiter in mathematical notation, often paired with its right-facing counterpart to enclose expressions or denote sets within specialized typographic contexts. As part of the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols B block, it appears in technical and academic documents rather than everyday text.

How to type Left White 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 2983 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 2983.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.