# ⟨ U+27E8 MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET

Left-pointing angle bracket, called bra in quantum mechanics (Dirac notation) and used for sequences in Z notation, tuples and inner products.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⟨` |
| Codepoint | U+27E8 |
| Name | MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET |
| Also known as | bra, z notation left sequence bracket |
| Block | [Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A](https://unicodekit.com/block/miscellaneous-mathematical-symbols-a) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Open Punctuation (Ps) |
| Unicode version | 3.2 |
| HTML | `⟨` `⟨` |
| CSS | `\27E8` |
| JavaScript | `\u27E8` |
| UTF-8 | E2 9F A8 |
| UTF-16 | 27E8 |

## Related characters

- ⟧ [U+27E7 MATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E7)
- ⟩ [U+27E9 MATHEMATICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E9)
- ⟦ [U+27E6 MATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E6)
- ⟪ [U+27EA MATHEMATICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27EA)
- ⟥ [U+27E5 WHITE SQUARE WITH RIGHTWARDS TICK](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E5)
- ⟫ [U+27EB MATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27EB)
- ⟤ [U+27E4 WHITE SQUARE WITH LEFTWARDS TICK](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E4)
- ⟬ [U+27EC MATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27EC)
- ⟣ [U+27E3 WHITE CONCAVE-SIDED DIAMOND WITH RIGHTWARDS TICK](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E3)
- ⟭ [U+27ED MATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/27ED)
- ⟢ [U+27E2 WHITE CONCAVE-SIDED DIAMOND WITH LEFTWARDS TICK](https://unicodekit.com/char/27E2)
- ⟮ [U+27EE MATHEMATICAL LEFT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS](https://unicodekit.com/char/27EE)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/27E8 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/27E8