HTML Entity for Medium Flattened Right Parenthesis Ornament (❫)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+276B
HTML entity for medium flattened right parenthesis ornament (U+276B) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the medium flattened right parenthesis ornament (❫) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+276B (MEDIUM FLATTENED RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a decorative flattened right parenthesis for typography, callouts, and publishing design.

Render it with ❫, ❫, or CSS escape \276B. There is no named HTML entity. Pair with U+276A (❪) for balanced left/right ornament styling. Do not confuse ❫ with ASCII ) (U+0029) or heavy quotation ornaments like ❯.

⚡ Quick Reference — Right Paren Ornament

Unicode U+276B

Dingbats block

Hex Code ❫

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ❫

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+276B
Hex code       ❫
HTML code      ❫
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \276B
Meaning        Flattened right parenthesis ornament
Pair with      U+276A = left ornament (❪)
Related        U+0029 = ASCII parenthesis ())
               U+276F = angle quote ornament (❯)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the medium flattened right parenthesis ornament (❫) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\276B";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Right Paren Ornament using Hexadecimal: &#x276B;</p>
<p>Right Paren Ornament using HTML Code: &#10091;</p>
<p id="point">Right Paren Ornament using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Paired callout: &#x276A; Featured text &#x276B;</p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The medium flattened right parenthesis ornament is widely supported in modern browsers:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See the medium flattened right parenthesis ornament (❫) in decorative contexts:

Paired callout ❪ Featured highlight ❫
Large glyph ❫
vs ASCII ) ASCII   ❫ ornament
Pull quote ❪ Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent. ❫
Numeric refs &#x276B; &#10091;

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x276B; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 276B to display the right parenthesis ornament. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10091; uses the decimal Unicode value 10091 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\276B is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after for decorative brackets.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce: ❫. Unicode U+276B sits in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). No named HTML entity—use numeric codes in markup.

✅

Use Cases

The medium flattened right parenthesis ornament (❫) is commonly used in:

🎨 Decorative typography

Stylized headings, labels, and accent brackets in web design.

📰 Publishing

Magazine-style layouts, editorial sites, and book-inspired web pages.

💬 Callouts

Closing bracket for highlighted tips, notes, and sidebar content.

📝 Pull quotes

Decorative closing mark paired with ❪ for testimonial blocks.

🎨 Art & creative sites

Portfolio pages and galleries with ornamental punctuation.

📄 Reference guides

HTML entity tutorials and Dingbats Unicode documentation.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Pair ❫ with ❪ (U+276A) for balanced left/right styling
  • Use &#x276B; or &#10091; consistently per project
  • Serve pages with UTF-8 (<meta charset="utf-8">)
  • Add accessible text so screen readers aren’t confused by ornaments
  • Test glyph rendering across browsers and font stacks

Don’t

  • Confuse ❫ with ❯ (angle quote) or ASCII )
  • Use ornamental brackets for semantic grouping—prefer real markup
  • Put CSS escape \276B in HTML text nodes
  • Use HTML entities in JS (use \u276B)
  • Use padded Unicode notation like U+0276B—the correct value is U+276B

Key Takeaways

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Two HTML references both render ❫

&#x276B; &#10091;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\276B
3

Unicode U+276B — MEDIUM FLATTENED RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT

4

No named HTML entity—use numeric codes or UTF-8 literal ❫

5

Pair with ❪ for decorative left/right parenthesis ornaments

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x276B; (hex), &#10091; (decimal), or \276B in CSS content. All produce ❫. There is no named HTML entity for U+276B.
U+276B (MEDIUM FLATTENED RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT). Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 276B, decimal 10091. Pair with U+276A (❪).
For decorative typography, callouts, pull quotes, publishing layouts, and design accents where a flattened right parenthesis ornament is needed beyond ASCII ).
HTML references (&#10091; or &#x276B;) go directly in markup. The CSS escape \276B is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.
No. U+276B has no named HTML entity. Use numeric references &#x276B; or &#10091;, or type ❫ directly in UTF-8 source files.

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