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Bracket Symbols Copy and Paste

Copy parentheses, braces, square brackets, angle brackets, corner brackets, and decorative bracket pairs for writing, mockups, labels, and plain-text formatting.

Last updated: June 30, 2026Unicode, HTML entity, and Alt-code referencesBracket symbols
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About bracket symbols

Plain brackets for code

Use (), [], {}, and <> when writing code, config, or examples. Decorative brackets are better for display text, not syntax.

Angle brackets in HTML

Raw < and > can be treated as markup. In HTML examples, use &lt; and &gt; when you need the brackets to appear as text.

Opening and closing pairs

Many bracket styles have distinct left and right characters. Copy the matching pair instead of reusing the same mark on both sides.

Decorative spacing

Corner, lenticular, and fullwidth brackets can sit wider than normal punctuation. Test them in usernames, tables, and narrow fields.

Unicode, HTML entities, and Alt codes

Unicode gives each character a standard code point, such as U+2605 for ★. HTML character references let web pages represent those characters with decimal, hexadecimal, or named references.

Alt codes are keyboard shortcuts, mostly used on Windows. They are useful when they work, but copy and paste is more reliable across laptops, phones, tablets, and international keyboard layouts.

Why special characters change appearance

The copied character is text, not an image. Its final look depends on the app, browser, operating system, and font used to render it. If a symbol matters in a username, label, document, or product page, paste it into the final destination and check it there.

FAQ about Bracket Symbols
Use normal ASCII brackets for code. Decorative Unicode brackets are best for labels, captions, titles, or mockups where syntax does not matter.
Browsers treat < and > as part of HTML markup. Use &lt; and &gt; when you want those brackets to display as text.
A Unicode code point is the standard identifier for a character, written like U+2605 for the black star symbol.
For normal writing, copy the character directly. For HTML code, use a named entity when one exists or use the decimal or hexadecimal character reference.