#2954: Bracket Symbols

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Bracket Symbols

and what they mean

[List of symbols and meanings split into two vertical columns]

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[Symbol] ( ) [Meaning] Regular parentheses for setting stuff aside

[Symbol] [ ] [Meaning] Square brackets (more secure)

[Symbol] { } [Meaning] This stuff is expensive so be careful with it

[Symbol] " " [Meaning] Someone is talking

[Symbol] ' ' [Meaning] Someone British is talking

[Symbol] ‹ › [Meaning] An Animorph is talking

[Symbol] « » [Meaning] A French Animorph is talking

[Left Column Bottom]

[Right Column Top]

[Symbol] | | [Meaning] I'm scared of negative numbers but these sigils will protect me

[Symbol] * * _ _ / / [Meaning] I have a favorite monospaced font

[Symbol] ~ ~ [Meaning] I'm being sarcastic and I had a Tumblr account in 2014

[Symbol] [ ( [ { ( ) } ] , ) ] [Meaning] These Python functions are not getting along

[Symbol] ⌊ ⌋ [Meaning] Help, I'm a mathematician trying to work with actual numbers and they're scary

[Symbol] ⎰⎱ [Meaning] Why are you trying to read my violin?

[Symbol] | ⟩ [Meaning] Don't stop here--this is quantum country

[Right Column Bottom]

Title text:’"‘”’" means "I edited this text on both my phone and my laptop before sending it"