# ⦗ U+2997 LEFT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET

Opening tortoise shell bracket drawn thick and solid black, a rounded-corner grouping bracket used in mathematical and technical notation.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `⦗` |
| Codepoint | U+2997 |
| Name | LEFT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET |
| Block | [Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B](https://unicodekit.com/block/miscellaneous-mathematical-symbols-b) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Open Punctuation (Ps) |
| Unicode version | 3.2 |
| HTML | `⦗` `⦗` |
| CSS | `\2997` |
| JavaScript | `\u2997` |
| UTF-8 | E2 A6 97 |
| UTF-16 | 2997 |

## Related characters

- ⦖ [U+2996 DOUBLE RIGHT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/2996)
- ⦘ [U+2998 RIGHT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/2998)
- ⦕ [U+2995 DOUBLE LEFT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/2995)
- ⦙ [U+2999 DOTTED FENCE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2999)
- ⦔ [U+2994 RIGHT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/2994)
- ⦚ [U+299A VERTICAL ZIGZAG LINE](https://unicodekit.com/char/299A)
- ⦓ [U+2993 LEFT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET](https://unicodekit.com/char/2993)
- ⦛ [U+299B MEASURED ANGLE OPENING LEFT](https://unicodekit.com/char/299B)
- ⦒ [U+2992 RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2992)
- ⦜ [U+299C RIGHT ANGLE VARIANT WITH SQUARE](https://unicodekit.com/char/299C)
- ⦑ [U+2991 LEFT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT](https://unicodekit.com/char/2991)
- ⦝ [U+299D MEASURED RIGHT ANGLE WITH DOT](https://unicodekit.com/char/299D)

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