HTML Entity for Medium Right Pointing Angle Bracket Ornament (❭)
What You'll Learn
How to display the medium right pointing angle bracket ornament (❭) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+276D (MEDIUM RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a decorative right-pointing angle bracket for typography, callouts, and navigation design.
Render it with ❭, ❭, or CSS escape \276D. There is no named HTML entity. Pair with U+276C (❬) for balanced left/right styling. Do not confuse ❭ with ❱ (heavy bracket) or ASCII > (U+003E).
⚡ Quick Reference — Right Angle Bracket Ornament
U+276DDingbats block
❭Hexadecimal reference
❭Decimal reference
—Use numeric codes only
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+276D
Hex code ❭
HTML code ❭
Named entity (none)
CSS code \276D
Meaning Medium right angle bracket ornament
Pair with U+276C = left angle bracket (❬)
Related U+003E = greater-than (>)
U+2771 = heavy right bracket (❱)Complete HTML Example
This example demonstrates the medium right pointing angle bracket ornament (❭) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point::after{
content: "\276D";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Right Angle Bracket using Hexadecimal: ❭</p>
<p>Right Angle Bracket using HTML Code: ❭</p>
<p id="point">Right Angle Bracket using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Paired callout: ❬ Featured text ❭</p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The medium right pointing angle bracket ornament is widely supported in modern browsers:
👀 Live Preview
See the medium right pointing angle bracket ornament (❭) in decorative contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
❭ uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 276D to display the right angle bracket ornament. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
❭ uses the decimal Unicode value 10093 to display the same character.
CSS Entity
\276D is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after for decorative brackets.
Same visual result
All three methods produce: ❭. Unicode U+276D sits in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). No named HTML entity—use numeric codes in markup.
Use Cases
The medium right pointing angle bracket ornament (❭) is commonly used in:
Stylized headings, labels, and accent brackets in web design.
Magazine-style layouts, editorial sites, and book-inspired web pages.
Closing bracket for highlighted tips, notes, and sidebar content.
Decorative closing mark paired with ❬ for quote blocks.
Next links, forward cues, and breadcrumb-style accents.
HTML entity tutorials and Dingbats Unicode documentation.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Pair ❭ with ❬ (U+276C) for balanced left/right styling
- Use
❭or❭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
\276Din HTML text nodes - Use HTML entities in JS (use
\u276D) - Use padded Unicode notation like U+0276D—the correct value is
U+276D
Key Takeaways
Two HTML references both render ❭
❭ ❭For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\276DUnicode U+276D — MEDIUM RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT
No named HTML entity—use numeric codes or UTF-8 literal ❭
Pair with ❬ for decorative left/right angle bracket ornaments
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
❭ (hex), ❭ (decimal), or \276D in CSS content. All produce ❭. There is no named HTML entity for U+276D.U+276D (MEDIUM RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT). Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 276D, decimal 10093. Pair with U+276C (❬).>.❭ or ❭) go directly in markup. The CSS escape \276D is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.❭ or ❭, or type ❭ directly in UTF-8 source files.Explore More HTML Entities!
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