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    tangledpuppet Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 29, 2010, 05:36 PM
    What are these symbols called { or } ?
    So yeah, question in the title. Just kind of curious on if they have an official name or not.
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    Jul 29, 2010, 05:59 PM

    Its called curly brace.

    Ref:
    Introduction to Computers - Keyboard Symbols
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    Jul 29, 2010, 06:38 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by califdadof3 View Post
    Its called curly brace.

    Ref:
    Introduction to Computers - Keyboard Symbols
    Thank you so much. :]
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    Jul 30, 2010, 12:48 AM
    Hi, tangledpuppet!

    Just for you information and perhaps interest, the one that opens to the right is also used in music and is just called a "brace".

    Thanks!
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