HTML Entity for Medium Left Curly Bracket Ornament (❴)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+2774
HTML entity for medium left curly bracket ornament (U+2774) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the medium left curly bracket ornament (❴) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+2774 (MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a decorative curly left bracket for typography, callouts, and publishing design.

Render it with ❴, ❴, or CSS escape \2774. There is no named HTML entity. Pair with U+2775 (❵) for balanced left/right curly bracket styling. Do not confuse ❴ with ASCII { (U+007B) or code-block braces in programming contexts.

⚡ Quick Reference — Left Curly Bracket Ornament

Unicode U+2774

Dingbats block

Hex Code ❴

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ❴

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+2774
Hex code       ❴
HTML code      ❴
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \2774
Meaning        Curly left bracket ornament
Pair with      U+2775 = right curly bracket (❵)
Related        U+007B = ASCII brace ({)
               U+276A = flattened left paren (❪)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the medium left curly bracket ornament (❴) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\2774";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Left Curly Bracket using Hexadecimal: &#x2774;</p>
<p>Left Curly Bracket using HTML Code: &#10100;</p>
<p id="point">Left Curly Bracket using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Paired callout: &#x2774; Featured text &#x2775;</p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The medium left curly bracket 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 left curly bracket ornament (❴) in decorative contexts:

Paired callout ❴ Featured highlight ❵
Large glyph ❴
vs ASCII { ASCII   ❴ ornament
Pull quote ❴ Typography is what language looks like. ❵
Numeric refs &#x2774; &#10100;

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x2774; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 2774 to display the left curly bracket ornament. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10100; uses the decimal Unicode value 10100 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\2774 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+2774 sits in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). No named HTML entity—use numeric codes in markup.

✅

Use Cases

The medium left curly bracket 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

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

📝 Pull quotes

Decorative opening 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+2775) for balanced left/right styling
  • Use &#x2774; or &#10100; 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 ASCII { (U+007B) in code examples
  • Use ornamental brackets for semantic grouping—prefer real markup
  • Put CSS escape \2774 in HTML text nodes
  • Use HTML entities in JS (use \u2774)
  • Use padded Unicode notation like U+02774—the correct value is U+2774

Key Takeaways

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Two HTML references both render ❴

&#x2774; &#10100;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\2774
3

Unicode U+2774 — MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT

4

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

5

Pair with ❵ for decorative left/right curly bracket ornaments

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2774; (hex), &#10100; (decimal), or \2774 in CSS content. All produce ❴. There is no named HTML entity for U+2774.
U+2774 (MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT). Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 2774, decimal 10100. Pair with U+2775 (❵).
For decorative typography, callouts, pull quotes, publishing layouts, and design accents where a curly left bracket ornament is needed beyond ASCII {.
HTML references (&#10100; or &#x2774;) go directly in markup. The CSS escape \2774 is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.
No. U+2774 has no named HTML entity. Use numeric references &#x2774; or &#10100;, or type ❴ directly in UTF-8 source files.

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