# ⏜ U+23DC TOP PARENTHESIS

Horizontal parenthesis arching over the top, an overarc used in math typesetting to group an expression from above.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⏜` |
| Codepoint | U+23DC |
| Name | TOP PARENTHESIS |
| Block | [Miscellaneous Technical](https://unicodekit.com/block/miscellaneous-technical) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
| HTML | `⏜` `⏜` |
| CSS | `\23DC` |
| JavaScript | `\u23DC` |
| UTF-8 | E2 8F 9C |
| UTF-16 | 23DC |

## Related characters

- ⏛ [U+23DB FUSE](https://unicodekit.com/char/23DB)
- ⏝ [U+23DD BOTTOM PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/23DD)
- ⏚ [U+23DA EARTH GROUND](https://unicodekit.com/char/23DA)
- ⏞ [U+23DE TOP CURLY BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/23DE)
- ⏙ [U+23D9 METRICAL PENTASEME](https://unicodekit.com/char/23D9)
- ⏟ [U+23DF BOTTOM CURLY BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/23DF)
- ⏘ [U+23D8 METRICAL TETRASEME](https://unicodekit.com/char/23D8)
- ⏠ [U+23E0 TOP TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/23E0)
- ⏗ [U+23D7 METRICAL TRISEME](https://unicodekit.com/char/23D7)
- ⏡ [U+23E1 BOTTOM TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/23E1)
- ⏖ [U+23D6 METRICAL TWO SHORTS JOINED](https://unicodekit.com/char/23D6)
- ⏢ [U+23E2 WHITE TRAPEZIUM](https://unicodekit.com/char/23E2)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/23DC · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/23DC