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Jacintahatia
Oct 18, 2010, 07:01 PM
twinkiedooter
Oct 18, 2010, 07:32 PM
It is a bracket. It can also be shown as { } or as a straight line instead of the curly line. My keyboard does not have the straight line version only the curly line version.
themute
Oct 19, 2010, 12:33 AM
That would be an alternate left bracket!
JBeaucaire
Oct 19, 2010, 12:36 AM
The straight line is a bracket:
[ ]
The curved brackets are called braces:
{ }
tomsmith2010
Dec 2, 2010, 02:24 AM
Curly Brace
ScottGem
Dec 2, 2010, 05:10 AM
Brace, curly bracket or french bracket, but not plain bracket which are these: []