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'''<dfn>brackets</dfn>''' are pairs of mirror-image punctuation marks used to delimit some text separate from other text, like ( ) [ ] { } < > « », with special meanings in code such as [[HTML]], [[CSS]], [[JS]], and in [[template]]s and mathematics.
'''<dfn>brackets</dfn>''' are pairs of mirror-image punctuation marks used to delimit some text separate from other text, like ( ) [ ] { } <>, with special meanings in code such as [[HTML]], [[CSS]], [[JS]], and in [[template]]s and mathematics.
 
 


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* 2024-03-30 {{capjamesg}}: [https://jamesg.blog/2024/03/30/braces/ <nowiki>Analysis of [the] prose use of braces (curly brackets)</nowiki>]
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brackets are (AKA braces) pairs of mirror-image punctuation marks used to delimit some text separate from other text, like ( ) [ ] { } < > « », with special meanings in code such as HTML, CSS, JS, and in templates and mathematics.

Other names:

  • ( ) parentheses
  • [ ] square brackets
  • { } curly brackets, curly braces
  • < > angle brackets

Articles

Articles about braces:

See Also