Types of brackets used in Programming Languages - Codes

There are 4 kinds of brackets that are used in most programming languages such as Java, PHP, HTML, CSS, Python, Scala, C#, .Net, etc,

1. Square brackets [ ]

Square brackets [ and ] are also called "brackets" in programming,

Some other names,

• "crotchets"
• "closed brackets"
• "hard brackets"

• These are mostly used to define arrays.

2. Curly brackets { }

Curly brackets { and } are also known as "curly braces" or simply "braces"

• "definite brackets"
• "swirly brackets"
• "birdie brackets"
• "French brackets"
• "flower brackets"
• "Scottish brackets"
• "squirrelly brackets"
• "gullwings", "seagulls"
• "squiggly brackets"
• "twirly brackets"
• "Tuborg brackets"
• "accolades"
• "pointy brackets"
• "fancy brackets"
• "M Braces"
• "moustache brackets"
• "squiggly parentheses"

3. Rounded brackets ( )

Rounded brackets are the most commonly used brackets in all programming and scripting languages,

Aslo know as,

• "Parentheses"
• "brackets"
• "parens"
• "round brackets"
• "circle brackets"
• "smooth brackets"

4. Angle brackets < >

These brackets are mostly used to define HTML/XML tags, as well as generics in Java,

Aslo know as,