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We have 3 different sets of things on keyboards (well, us/western ones, anyway)... () {} and [] Typically I've seen/read [] as 'brackets', () as 'parenthesis'

We have 3 different sets of things on keyboards (well, us/western ones, anyway)... () {} and [] Typically I've seen/read [] as 'brackets', () as 'parenthesis' and {} as 'curly brackets' or 'curly braces'. So would UK folks use () as 'brackets' and [] as 'square brackets'?

frosted-flakes 4y ago
() Brackets, [] square brackets, {} curly brackets, and <> angle brackets were the terms I learned in Canada. Although I was always familiar with the word "paranthesis", it always felt foreign and unnecessarily formal and technical. I believe curly brackets are also known as "braces"?
felixhandte 4y ago
There's also <>, which I (en-US) call "angle brackets".
- nephanth 4y ago
  Chevrons?
timthorn 4y ago
> So would UK folks use () as 'brackets' and [] as 'square brackets'? Yes, exactly that.
Beltalowda 4y ago
> So would UK folks use () as 'brackets' and [] as 'square brackets'? Yes; "round brackets" is also used, but typically just "brackets". It's one of those words that exists in both variants of English but actually mean something different. "Pepper", "pants", "fanny" are also fun.