There is a textual database of each Unicode character available in the Unicode consortium; the format is described in Unicode Appendix No. 44 . Basic information is contained in UnicodeData.txt . Open and closed punctuation marks are indicated by Ps (the beginning of punctuation) and Pe (the end of punctuation) in the General_Category field (the third field, separated by the symbol ; ). Look for these characters and you will find what you are looking for.
Please note that not all characters that you consider as parentheses may be listed; for example, quotation marks (including ""). denoted by Pi and Pf (start and end punctuation), so you can include them as well. And some characters, such as < and > , are used as brackets in some contexts (e.g. HTML / XML), while they are considered mathematical characters ( Sm ) in UnicodeData.txt. The ones you will need to find manually; there is no predefined enumeration of them.
Here is a quick bash script to get this information and its output. I included both brackets and quotes. (note: it looks like Bash printing UTF-8 has an error that causes it to not print U + 00AB "" and U + 00BB "" "correctly, why are they displayed as?).
while IFS=';' read number name category rest do if [[ "$category" =~ Ps|Pe|Pi|Pf ]] then printf "%s (U+%s, %s): \u"$number"\n" "$name" "$number" "$category" fi done <UnicodeData.txt
LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + 0028, Ps): (
RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + 0029, Pe):)
LEFT SQUARE BRACKET (U + 005B, Ps): [
RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET (U + 005D, Pe):]
LEFT CURLY BRACKET (U + 007B, Ps): {
RIGHT CURLY BRACKET (U + 007D, Pe):}
LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 00AB, Pi):?
RIGHT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 00BB, Pf):?
TIBETAN MARK GUG RTAGS GYON (U + 0F3A, Ps): ༺
TIBETAN MARK GUG RTAGS GYAS (U + 0F3B, Pe): ༻
TIBETAN MARK ANG KHANG GYON (U + 0F3C, Ps): ༼
TIBETAN MARK ANG KHANG GYAS (U + 0F3D, Pe): ༽
OGHAM FEATHER MARK (U + 169B, Ps): ᚛
OGHAM REVERSED FEATHER MARK (U + 169C, Pe): ᚜
LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 2018, Pi): '
RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 2019, Pf): '
SINGLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK (U + 201A, Ps): ‚
SINGLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK (U + 201B, Pi): ‛
LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 201C, Pi): "
RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 201D, Pf): "
DOUBLE LOW-9 QUOTATION MARK (U + 201E, Ps): „
DOUBLE HIGH-REVERSED-9 QUOTATION MARK (U + 201F, Pi): ‟
SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 2039, Pi): ‹
SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (U + 203A, Pf): ›
LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL (U + 2045, Ps): ⁅
RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH QUILL (U + 2046, Pe): ⁆
SUPERSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + 207D, Ps): ⁽
SUPERSCRIPT RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + 207E, Pe):⁾
SUBSCRIPT LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + 208D, Ps): ₍
SUBSCRIPT RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + 208E, Pe):₎
LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET (U + 2329, Ps): 〈
RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET (U + 232A, Pe):〉
MEDIUM LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT (U + 2768, Ps): ❨
MEDIUM RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT (U + 2769, Pe): ❩
MEDIUM FLATTENED LEFT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT (U + 276A, Ps): ❪
MEDIUM FLATTENED RIGHT PARENTHESIS ORNAMENT (U + 276B, Pe): ❫
MEDIUM LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 276C, Ps): ❬
MEDIUM RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 276D, Pe): ❭
HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT (U + 276E, Ps): ❮
HEAVY RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK ORNAMENT (U + 276F, Pe): ❯
HEAVY LEFT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 2770, Ps): ❰
HEAVY RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 2771, Pe): ❱
LIGHT LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 2772, Ps): ❲
LIGHT RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 2773, Pe): ❳
MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 2774, Ps): ❴
MEDIUM RIGHT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT (U + 2775, Pe): ❵
LEFT S-SHAPED BAG DELIMITER (U + 27C5, Ps): ⟅
RIGHT S-SHAPED BAG DELIMITER (U + 27C6, Pe): ⟆
MATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET (U + 27E6, Ps): ⟦
MATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET (U + 27E7, Pe):⟧
MATHEMATICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET (U + 27E8, Ps): ⟨
MATHEMATICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET (U + 27E9, Pe):⟩
MATHEMATICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U + 27EA, Ps): ⟪
MATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U + 27EB, Pe):⟫
MATHEMATICAL LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 27EC, Ps): ⟬
MATHEMATICAL RIGHT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 27ED, Pe): ⟭
MATHEMATICAL LEFT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS (U + 27EE, Ps): ⟮
MATHEMATICAL RIGHT FLATTENED PARENTHESIS (U + 27EF, Pe): ⟯
LEFT WHITE CURLY BRACKET (U + 2983, Ps): ⦃
RIGHT WHITE CURLY BRACKET (U + 2984, Pe):⦄
LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS (U + 2985, Ps): ⦅
RIGHT WHITE PARENTHESIS (U + 2986, Pe):⦆
Z NOTATION LEFT IMAGE BRACKET (U + 2987, Ps): ⦇
Z NOTATION RIGHT IMAGE BRACKET (U + 2988, Pe):⦈
Z NOTATION LEFT BINDING BRACKET (U + 2989, Ps): ⦉
Z NOTATION RIGHT BINDING BRACKET (U + 298A, Pe):⦊
LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR (U + 298B, Ps): ⦋
RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH UNDERBAR (U + 298C, Pe):⦌
LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN TOP CORNER (U + 298D, Ps): ⦍
RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN BOTTOM CORNER (U + 298E, Pe):⦎
LEFT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN BOTTOM CORNER (U + 298F, Ps): ⦏
RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET WITH TICK IN TOP CORNER (U + 2990, Pe):⦐
LEFT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT (U + 2991, Ps): ⦑
RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET WITH DOT (U + 2992, Pe):⦒
LEFT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET (U + 2993, Ps): ⦓
RIGHT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET (U + 2994, Pe):⦔
DOUBLE LEFT ARC GREATER-THAN BRACKET (U + 2995, Ps): ⦕
DOUBLE RIGHT ARC LESS-THAN BRACKET (U + 2996, Pe):⦖
LEFT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 2997, Ps): ⦗
RIGHT BLACK TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 2998, Pe):⦘
LEFT WIGGLY FENCE (U + 29D8, Ps): ⧘
RIGHT WIGGLY FENCE (U + 29D9, Pe):⧙
LEFT DOUBLE WIGGLY FENCE (U + 29DA, Ps): ⧚
RIGHT DOUBLE WIGGLY FENCE (U + 29DB, Pe):⧛
LEFT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET (U + 29FC, Ps): ⧼
RIGHT-POINTING CURVED ANGLE BRACKET (U + 29FD, Pe):⧽
LEFT SUBSTITUTION BRACKET (U + 2E02, Pi): ⸂
RIGHT SUBSTITUTION BRACKET (U + 2E03, Pf): ⸃
LEFT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET (U + 2E04, Pi): ⸄
RIGHT DOTTED SUBSTITUTION BRACKET (U + 2E05, Pf): ⸅
LEFT TRANSPOSITION BRACKET (U + 2E09, Pi): ⸉
RIGHT TRANSPOSITION BRACKET (U + 2E0A, Pf): ⸊
LEFT RAISED OMISSION BRACKET (U + 2E0C, Pi): ⸌
RIGHT RAISED OMISSION BRACKET (U + 2E0D, Pf): ⸍
LEFT LOW PARAPHRASE BRACKET (U + 2E1C, Pi): ⸜
RIGHT LOW PARAPHRASE BRACKET (U + 2E1D, Pf): ⸝
LEFT VERTICAL BAR WITH QUILL (U + 2E20, Pi): ⸠
RIGHT VERTICAL BAR WITH QUILL (U + 2E21, Pf): ⸡
TOP LEFT HALF BRACKET (U + 2E22, Ps): ⸢
TOP RIGHT HALF BRACKET (U + 2E23, Pe): ⸣
BOTTOM LEFT HALF BRACKET (U + 2E24, Ps): ⸤
BOTTOM RIGHT HALF BRACKET (U + 2E25, Pe): ⸥
LEFT SIDEWAYS U BRACKET (U + 2E26, Ps): ⸦
RIGHT SIDEWAYS U BRACKET (U + 2E27, Pe): ⸧
LEFT DOUBLE PARENTHESIS (U + 2E28, Ps): ⸨
RIGHT DOUBLE PARENTHESIS (U + 2E29, Pe): ⸩
LEFT ANGLE BRACKET (U + 3008, Ps): 〈
RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET (U + 3009, Pe):〉
LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U + 300A, Ps): 《
RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U + 300B, Pe):》
LEFT CORNER BRACKET (U + 300C, Ps): 「
RIGHT CORNER BRACKET (U + 300D, Pe): 」
LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET (U + 300E, Ps): 『
RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET (U + 300F, Pe): 』
LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + 3010, Ps): 【
RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + 3011, Pe):】
LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 3014, Ps): 〔
RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 3015, Pe):〕
LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + 3016, Ps): 〖
RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + 3017, Pe):〗
LEFT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 3018, Ps): 〘
RIGHT WHITE TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + 3019, Pe):〙
LEFT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET (U + 301A, Ps): 〚
RIGHT WHITE SQUARE BRACKET (U + 301B, Pe):〛
REVERSED DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK (U + 301D, Ps): 〝
DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK (U + 301E, Pe): 〞
LOW DOUBLE PRIME QUOTATION MARK (U + 301F, Pe): 〟
ORNATE LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + FD3E, Ps): ﴾
ORNATE RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + FD3F, Pe):﴿
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT WHITE LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + FE17, Ps): ︗
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE LENTICULAR BRAKCET (U + FE18, Pe): ︘
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + FE35, Ps): ︵
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + FE36, Pe): ︶
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CURLY BRACKET (U + FE37, Ps): ︷
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CURLY BRACKET (U + FE38, Pe): ︸
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + FE39, Ps): ︹
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + FE3A, Pe): ︺
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + FE3B, Ps): ︻
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT BLACK LENTICULAR BRACKET (U + FE3C, Pe): ︼
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U + FE3D, Ps): ︽
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U + FE3E, Pe): ︾
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT ANGLE BRACKET (U + FE3F, Ps): ︿
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT ANGLE BRACKET (U + FE40, Pe): ﹀
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT CORNER BRACKET (U + FE41, Ps): ﹁
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT CORNER BRACKET (U + FE42, Pe): ﹂
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT WHITE CORNER BRACKET (U + FE43, Ps): ﹃
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT WHITE CORNER BRACKET (U + FE44, Pe): ﹄
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LEFT SQUARE BRACKET (U + FE47, Ps): ﹇
PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET (U + FE48, Pe): ﹈
SMALL LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + FE59, Ps): ﹙
SMALL RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + FE5A, Pe):﹚
SMALL LEFT CURLY BRACKET (U + FE5B, Ps): ﹛
SMALL RIGHT CURLY BRACKET (U + FE5C, Pe):﹜
SMALL LEFT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + FE5D, Ps): ﹝
SMALL RIGHT TORTOISE SHELL BRACKET (U + FE5E, Pe): ﹞
FULLWIDTH LEFT PARENTHESIS (U + FF08, Ps): (
FULLWIDTH RIGHT PARENTHESIS (U + FF09, Pe):)
FULLWIDTH LEFT SQUARE BRACKET (U + FF3B, Ps): [
FULLWIDTH RIGHT SQUARE BRACKET (U + FF3D, Pe):]
FULLWIDTH LEFT CURLY BRACKET (U + FF5B, Ps): {
FULLWIDTH RIGHT CURLY BRACKET (U + FF5D, Pe):}
FULLWIDTH LEFT WHITE PARENTHESIS (U + FF5F, Ps): ⦅
FULLWIDTH RIGHT WHITE PARENTHESIS (U + FF60, Pe): ⦆
HALFWIDTH LEFT CORNER BRACKET (U + FF62, Ps): 「
HALFWIDTH RIGHT CORNER BRACKET (U + FF63, Pe): 」