Bottom Square Bracket Over Top Square Bracket Symbol
⎶ is a technical bracket-like symbol combining a bottom square bracket over a top square bracket.
U+23B6
The symbol ⎶ (U+23B6) is a compact bracket form used in technical and computer-related text. It’s useful when you want a visual delimiter or structural marker that resembles stacked brackets. This page helps you copy it and use the correct character codes in your tools.
Bottom Square Bracket Over Top Square Bracket Symbol Meaning
⎶ is a Unicode technical symbol named “BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET OVER TOP SQUARE BRACKET” (U+23B6). Visually, it presents two square-bracket shapes stacked: a top square bracket and a bottom square bracket. In practice, people use it as a structured delimiter, a typographic cue for grouping, or a UI/diagram marker where a stacked bracket look is preferred over parentheses or single brackets. Because it’s a specific Unicode character (not an ASCII sequence), it renders consistently when the font supports it, making it suitable for technical writing, mockups, and code-adjacent documentation.
Common uses
- •Marking grouped elements in technical documentation where stacked bracket styling is desired
- •Creating compact delimiters in diagrams, flowcharts, or structured text layouts
- •Designing UI labels and callouts that need a bracket-like visual separator
- •Styling headings or sections in templates and generated reports
- •Enhancing readability in plain-text representations of systems or schemas
Examples
⎶ Bottom Square Bracket Over Top Square Bracket
- ⎶Section ⎶ Details: configuration options
- ⎶Input ⎶ Validation rules
- ⎶Group ⎶ Subgroup ⎶ Field name
- ⎶Diagram node: Condition ⎶ Outcome
- ⎶Template slot ⎶ {value}
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+23B6 | |
| HTML Entity | ⎶ | |
| HTML Code | ⎶ | |
| CSS | \23B6 |
FAQ
What does the Bottom Square Bracket Over Top Square Bracket symbol mean?
⎶ is a Unicode technical symbol named “BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET OVER TOP SQUARE BRACKET” (U+23B6). Visually, it presents two square-bracket shapes stacked: a top square bracket and a bottom square bracket. In practice, people use it as a structured delimiter, a typographic cue for grouping, or a UI/diagram marker where a stacked bracket look is preferred over parentheses or single brackets. Because it’s a specific Unicode character (not an ASCII sequence), it renders consistently when the font supports it, making it suitable for technical writing, mockups, and code-adjacent documentation.
What Unicode character is ⎶?
⎶ is Unicode U+23B6, named “BOTTOM SQUARE BRACKET OVER TOP SQUARE BRACKET”.
How can I copy ⎶?
Select and copy the character shown on this page (⎶). For reliable results, use the character itself rather than visually similar punctuation.
How do I type ⎶ using codes in software?
Use HTML entity ⎶ or CSS escape \\23B6. In JavaScript, you can use \\u{23B6}.
Will ⎶ always look the same in every font?
Its appearance depends on font support. If a font lacks the glyph, it may fall back to a different style or display a missing-character box.