Lesson 81

Curly brackets { }

Also called curly braces, squiggly brackets, definite brackets, swirly brackets, birdie brackets, squirrelly brackets, gullwings, seagulls, twirly brackets, pointy brackets, third brackets, fancy brackets, French brackets, Scottish brackets, flower brackets (India), Tuborg brackets (Denmark) or accolades (Netherlands).

Opening curly bracket or left curly bracket: this symbol is located on the same key as the opening square bracket. To type { hold the left Shift key with your left pinky finger and press its key with your right pinky finger.

Closing curly bracket or right curly bracket: this symbol is located on the same key as the closing square bracket. To type } hold the left Shift key with your left pinky finger and press its key with your pinky ring finger.

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