Top Tortoise Shell Bracket ⏠
⏠ (U+23E0) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Top Tortoise Shell Bracket is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Technical). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: TOP TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET, U+23E0, is a symbol in the Miscellaneous Technical block. It is known as a bracket used to enclose groups or items. In writing and in code, it helps mark parameters or quoted text. The symbol acts as a delimiter. Its name points to a curved shape that resembles a turtle shell. Historically, this character appeared in early technical sets and in common fonts. It serves as a closing or opening brace in certain contexts, depending on the font. Writers and programmers use it to separate data units. The character is included in many font sets and supports standard text rendering. People expect that it will pair with other brackets to show boundaries in lists or strings. When you see it, you know a group starts or ends. The TOP TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET remains a niche symbol, used mainly in technical writing and code. It is a clear, simple marker for grouped text and parameters.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+23E0 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
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Confusables
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+23E0 - General Category:
Sm - Age:
5.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Technical - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 8F A0 - UTF-16:
23E0 - UTF-32:
000023E0 - HTML dec:
⏠ - HTML hex:
⏠ - JS escape:
\u23E0 - Python \N{}:
\N{TOP TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET} - Python \u:
\u23E0 - Python \U:
\U000023E0 - URL-encoded:
%E2%8F%A0 - CSS escape:
\23E0
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+23E0 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ⏠ (hex) or ⏠ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.