Mathematical Left Angle Bracket Symbol

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

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Symbol: ⟨
Unicode: U+27E8
HTML entity: ⟨
Category: Bracket Symbols

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About the mathematical left angle bracket symbol

The glyph is an angled bracket opening to the right, resembling a less-than sign but with a broader, more open shape. It is used in mathematics as a delimiter for vectors, sequences, or inner products, and in some notations for average values or expectation. In typography, it may also appear as a paired bracket in specialized contexts such as linguistics for phonemic transcriptions or in computer science for angle-bracket syntax.

How to type Mathematical Left Angle Bracket

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 27E8 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 27E8.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.