Bracket symbols are a type of punctuation mark used in writing to enclose, group, or separate parts of a sentence or mathematical equation. There are several types of bracket symbols, each with its own specific use and meaning. The most common types of bracket symbols are the round brackets, also known as parentheses (). These are used to set off information that is not essential to the meaning of the sentence or to enclose additional information that clarifies or explains the preceding text.
Square brackets [] are used to enclose words or phrases that have been added to a quotation to clarify the meaning or to indicate a change made to the original text. They are also used in mathematical expressions to group terms or to denote a matrix.
Curly brackets or braces {} are used to enclose sets of numbers or items in a list, or to indicate a set in mathematics. They are also used in programming languages to enclose a block of code or a statement.
Angle brackets or chevrons <> are used in mathematical expressions to denote an ordered pair or to enclose a list of options or choices. They are also commonly used in computer programming languages to indicate tags in markup languages like HTML.
Bracket Symbols | Name Of Bracket Symbol | Unicode |
---|---|---|
〈 | Left Angle Bracket | U+03008 |
〉 | Right Angle Bracket | U+03009 |
《 | Left Double Angle Bracket | U+0300a |
》 | Right Double Angle Bracket | U+0300b |
「 | Left Corner Bracket | U+0300c |
」 | Right Corner Bracket | U+0300d |
『 | Left White Corner Bracket | U+0300e |
』 | Right White Corner Bracket | U+0300f |
【 | Left Black Lenticular Bracket | U+03010 |
】 | Right Black Lenticular Bracket | U+03011 |
〔 | Left Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+03014 |
〕 | Right Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+03015 |
︵ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Parenthesis | U+0fe35 |
︶ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Parenthesis | U+0fe36 |
︷ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Curly Bracket | U+0fe37 |
︸ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Curly Bracket | U+0fe38 |
︹ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+0fe39 |
︺ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+0fe3a |
︻ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Black Lenticular Bracket | U+0fe3b |
︼ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Black Lenticular Bracket | U+0fe3c |
︽ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Double Angle Bracket | U+0fe3d |
︾ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Double Angle Bracket | U+0fe3e |
︿ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Angle Bracket | U+0fe3f |
﹀ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Angle Bracket | U+0fe40 |
﹁ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left Corner Bracket | U+0fe41 |
﹂ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right Corner Bracket | U+0fe42 |
﹃ | Presentation Form For Vertical Left White Corner Bracket | U+0fe43 |
﹄ | Presentation Form For Vertical Right White Corner Bracket | U+fe44 |
﹙ | Small Left Parenthesis | U+0fe59 |
﹚ | Small Right Parenthesis | U+0fe5a |
﹛ | Small Left Curly Bracket | U+0fe5b |
﹜ | Small Right Curly Bracket | U+0fe5c |
﹝ | Small Left Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+0fe5d |
﹞ | Small Right Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+0fe5e |
﹤ | Small Less-Than Sign | U+0fe64 |
﹥ | Small Greater-Than Sign | U+0fe65 |
( | Fullwidth Left Parenthesis | U+0ff08 |
) | Fullwidth Right Parenthesis | U+0ff09 |
< | Fullwidth Less-Than Sign | U+0ff1c |
> | Fullwidth Greater-Than Sign | U+0ff1e |
{ | Fullwidth Left Curly Bracket | U+0ff5b |
} | Fullwidth Right Curly Bracket | U+0ff5d |
〖 | Left White Lenticular Bracket | U+03016 |
〗 | Right White Lenticular Bracket | U+03017 |
〘 | Left White Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+03018 |
〙 | Right White Tortoise Shell Bracket | U+03019 |
〚 | Left White Square Bracket | U+0301a |
〛 | Right White Square Bracket | U+0301b |
« | Left-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark | U+000ab |
» | Right-Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark | U+000bb |
‹ | Single Left-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark | U+02039 |
› | Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark | U+0203a |
〈 | Left-Pointing Angle Bracket | U+02329 |
〉 | Right-Pointing Angle Bracket | U+0232a |
〱 | Vertical Kana Repeat Mark | U+03031 |