HTML Entity for Medium Left Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament (❬)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+276C
HTML entity for medium left pointing angle bracket ornament (U+276C) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the medium left pointing angle bracket ornament (❬) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+276C (MEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a decorative left-pointing angle bracket for typography, callouts, and navigation design.

Render it with &#x276C;, &#10092;, or CSS escape \276C. There is no named HTML entity. Pair with U+276D (❭) for balanced left/right styling. Do not confuse ❬ with ❰ (heavy bracket) or ASCII < (U+003C).

⚡ Quick Reference — Left Angle Bracket Ornament

Unicode U+276C

Dingbats block

Hex Code &#x276C;

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code &#10092;

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+276C
Hex code       &#x276C;
HTML code      &#10092;
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \276C
Meaning        Medium left angle bracket ornament
Pair with      U+276D = right angle bracket (❭)
Related        U+003C = less-than (<)
               U+2770 = heavy left bracket (❰)
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Complete HTML Example

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

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\276C";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Left Angle Bracket using Hexadecimal: &#x276C;</p>
<p>Left Angle Bracket using HTML Code: &#10092;</p>
<p id="point">Left Angle Bracket using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Paired callout: &#x276C; Featured text &#x276D;</p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The medium left pointing angle 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 pointing angle bracket ornament (❬) in decorative contexts:

Paired callout ❬ Featured highlight ❭
Large glyph ❬
vs ASCII < ASCII   ❬ ornament
Navigation cue ❬ Back to articles
Numeric refs &#x276C; &#10092;

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x276C; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 276C to display the left angle bracket ornament. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10092; uses the decimal Unicode value 10092 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\276C 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+276C sits in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). No named HTML entity—use numeric codes in markup.

✅

Use Cases

The medium left pointing angle 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 quote blocks.

⏪ Navigation

Back links, previous-page cues, and breadcrumb-style accents.

📄 Reference guides

HTML entity tutorials and Dingbats Unicode documentation.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Pair ❬ with ❭ (U+276D) for balanced left/right styling
  • Use &#x276C; or &#10092; 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 ❰ (heavy bracket) or ASCII <
  • Use ornamental brackets for semantic grouping—prefer real markup
  • Put CSS escape \276C in HTML text nodes
  • Use HTML entities in JS (use \u276C)
  • Use padded Unicode notation like U+0276C—the correct value is U+276C

Key Takeaways

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Two HTML references both render ❬

&#x276C; &#10092;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\276C
3

Unicode U+276C — MEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT

4

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

5

Pair with ❭ for decorative left/right angle bracket ornaments

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x276C; (hex), &#10092; (decimal), or \276C in CSS content. All produce ❬. There is no named HTML entity for U+276C.
U+276C (MEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT). Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 276C, decimal 10092. Pair with U+276D (❭).
For decorative typography, callouts, pull quotes, back/previous navigation cues, and design accents where a medium left angle bracket ornament is needed beyond ASCII <.
HTML references (&#10092; or &#x276C;) go directly in markup. The CSS escape \276C is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.
No. U+276C has no named HTML entity. Use numeric references &#x276C; or &#10092;, or type ❬ directly in UTF-8 source files.

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