Light Right Tortoise Shell Bracket Ornament Unicode Character
U+2773 · 1 code point
❳ is the Unicode character named LIGHT RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT.
Key facts for ❳
- Structure1 ordered code point
- UTF-8 size3 bytes
- Leading classClosing Punctuation (
Pe)
Unicode data for ❳
- Character
- ❳
- Code point
U+2773- Formal name
- LIGHT RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT
- General category
Pe- UTF-8 bytes
E2 9D B3- HTML hexadecimal
❳- Bidirectional class
ON- Combining class
0
What the classification says
The leading value belongs to the closing punctuation class, recorded as Pe. This property helps software treat the text correctly. It does not decide the character's meaning in every setting.
How text software may read it
- Text direction: its bidirectional property marks it as a directionally neutral value.
- Display width: Unicode classifies the leading value as neutral under the East Asian Width property.
- Combining order: its canonical combining class is zero, so it carries no non-zero canonical reordering weight.
Where the encoded value sits
U+2773 has decimal scalar value 10,099. Its assigned plane is the Basic Multilingual Plane.
One code point, one record
This page describes one scalar value: U+2773. Its decimal value is 10,099, and its UTF-8 form uses 3 bytes.
Transformation behavior for ❳
Normalization result
Applying NFC, NFD, NFKC, or NFKD preserves this exact encoded value: U+2773. Normalization does not create a simpler or compatibility-equivalent sequence for this record.
| Form | Rendered result | Code points | Compared with input |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFC | ❳ | U+2773 | Unchanged |
| NFD | ❳ | U+2773 | Unchanged |
| NFKC | ❳ | U+2773 | Unchanged |
| NFKD | ❳ | U+2773 | Unchanged |
Mirroring behavior
The leading code point's Unicode mirrored property is Yes. Bidirectional layout may substitute a mirrored glyph when the surrounding text direction calls for it.
Using the exact value
Copy and source representation
Copy the complete character, then verify the stored result inside its intended destination. The copy-and-paste guide explains how to check multi-part values. In UTF-8 source, the literal value can usually be used directly; its hexadecimal HTML reference is ❳. The code point converter provides language-specific escape forms.
This record belongs to the site's Dingbats & Decorative collection. Its collection-specific guidance is: Decorative marks are strongest as accents. Repeated ornaments can be noisy for screen readers and may wrap unpredictably.
Meaning and rendering boundary
Treat the formal name as an identity label, not a universal interpretation. Use the meaning-research method for cultural or technical context. Fonts control the glyph; if it becomes a box, follow the font-coverage diagnostic.