LeftBracketingBar

\[LeftBracketingBar]

Alias: l|.

Matchfix operator.

x is by default interpreted as BracketingBar[x].

Used in mathematics to indicate absolute value (Abs), determinant (Det), and other notions of evaluating size or magnitude.

Not the same as \[VerticalBar].

Drawn in monospaced fonts with a small left-pointing tee to indicate direction.

Extensible character.

See Section 3.10.1 and Section 3.10.4.

See also: \[LeftDoubleBracketingBar] , \[LeftTee] .