Curly brackets { }
Curly brackets (also known as braces or squiggly brackets) have limited uses in everyday writing. However, they are common in maths and some programming languages.
Set of numbers
Enclose a set of related numbers
{1, 3, 5, 7, 9}
Set of options
Enclose a set of equal options
{pink, blue, red, green, purple}
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Brackets ( ) [ ] < > { }