Bracket symbols
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About these brackets
Brackets and quotation marks beyond the keyboard: corner brackets 「」, lenticular 【】, angle brackets ⟨⟩ and decorative pairs.
This set has 114 symbols in 4 groups: basic (36), asian brackets (42), decorative (24), ready pairs (12).
The oldest came with Unicode 1.1 in 1993; the newest arrived in Unicode 5.1 (2008), so very old phones may miss a few.
How to type the popular brackets
Shortcuts from our keyboard tables. Alt codes need the numeric keypad; the Mac keys are for the U.S. layout.
| Symbol | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| «Left guillemet (angle quote) | Alt+0171 | ⌥ Option+\ |
Symbols or emoji?
All 102 are text symbols, not emoji: they take the colour, size and font of the text around them, so they fit neatly into names, bios and documents.
Unicode blocks and versions
They come from 13 Unicode blocks; most of them (18) from the CJK Symbols and Punctuation block.
| Unicode block | Symbols | Unicode versions |
|---|---|---|
| CJK Symbols and Punctuation | 18 | 1.1 |
| CJK Compatibility Forms | 16 | 1.1 |
| Dingbats | 14 | 3.2 |
| Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B | 12 | 3.2 |
| Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-A | 8 | 3.2, 5.1 |
| Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | 8 | 1.1 |
| Basic Latin | 6 | 1.1 |
| Supplemental Punctuation | 6 | 5.1 |
| General Punctuation | 4 | 1.1 |
| Miscellaneous Technical | 4 | 1.1 |
Questions people ask
How do I copy brackets?
Tap a symbol and it is copied. To copy several at once, turn on Collect, tap them in order and press Copy all in the bar at the bottom. Your recent symbols appear above the grid next time.
Why do some brackets show as boxes?
A box means your device has no font for that character. The oldest symbols here date from Unicode 1.1 (1993) and work everywhere; the newest come from Unicode 5.1 (2008) and need a recent system update.
How do I type « on a keyboard?
On Windows: Alt+0171. On a Mac: ⌥ Option+\. On a phone, copy « from here or add a text shortcut. All methods for «.
Are these emoji?
No. They are text symbols: they follow your text colour and font, unlike emoji, which are colour pictures drawn by the device.
Where can I use them?
Anywhere you can type text: Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord, WhatsApp, Word, Google Docs, emails and most game chats. A few username fields accept only letters and numbers.