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Small Left Curly Bracket Symbol

The small left curly bracket symbol, frequently represented as "{" is a flexible and essential character used in a variety of contexts, from writing and data formatting to mathematics and computer programming. Despite having a modest appearance, this symbol is crucial for organizing data, classifying components, and defining code blocks. The significance and various applications of the small left curly bracket symbol will be discussed in this article.

Small Left Curly Bracket Symbol Information

Symbol Name
Small Left Curly Bracket
Unicode Version
1.1 (June 1993)
Unicode
U+FE5B
CSS Code
\FE5B
Hex Code
﹛
HTML Code
﹛
Symbol

Small Left Curly Bracket Symbol Encoding

UTF-8
0xEF 0xB9 0x9B
UTF-16
0xFE5B
UTF-32
0x0000FE5B

How to add small left curly bracket symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the small left curly bracket symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type small left curly bracket symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the small left curly bracket in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type FE5B
  • Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
  • The original FE5B is now transformed into

How to type small left curly bracket symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the small left curly bracket on Microsoft windows using following steps:

  • Hold Alt and press to type small left curly bracket on your windows machine.

How to type small left curly bracket symbol on Mac OS

You can type the small left curly bracket on Mac OS using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
  • Type "Small Left Curly Bracket" in the search field at the top and press Enter
  • The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text
Mac OS Character Viewer
Mac OS Character Viewer

How to type small left curly bracket symbol on Linux

You can type the small left curly bracket on Linux using following steps:

  • Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
  • Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
  • Press keys FE5B consecutively
  • And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type small left curly bracket symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the small left curly bracket symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.

How to use small left curly bracket in CSS

//CSS Example
1span { 2 content: \FE5B; 3 }

How to use small left curly bracket in HTML

//HTML Example
1<span>&#65115;</span>

Small Left Curly Bracket symbol representation in programming languages

Small Left Curly Bracketsymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

LanguageRepresentation
Rust
\u{FE5B}
Ruby
\u{FE5B}
Python
\uFE5B
PHP
\u{FE5B}
Perl
\x{FE5B}
Java
\uFE5B
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6
\u{FE5B}
JavaScript
\uFE5B
Go
\uFE5B
C#
\uFE5B
C and C++
\uFE5B
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e
\uFE5B
RFC 5137
\u'FE5B'