How do you type curly brackets ({ })?
On QWERTY they are Shift with the [ and ] keys, right of P. On Belgian AZERTY in Windows, { is AltGr + ç (the 9) and } AltGr + à (the 0).
You mostly need curly brackets in code and in CSS.
The keys on each keyboard
Belgian AZERTY (Windows)
- {
- AltGr+ç(9)
- }
- AltGr+à(0)
Belgian AZERTY (Mac)
- {
- Option+((5)
- }
- Option+)
US QWERTY
- {
- Shift+[
- }
- Shift+]
US International
- {
- Shift+[
- }
- Shift+]
UK QWERTY (Windows)
- {
- Shift+[
- }
- Shift+]
UK QWERTY (Mac)
- {
- Shift+[
- }
- Shift+]
Try it on your own keyboard
With an Alt code
On Windows with a numeric keypad: hold Alt, type 123 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt. Then { appears.
Frequently asked questions
Where do you use curly brackets?
In CSS and many programming languages they wrap a block, as in p { color: red; }. In ordinary text you rarely meet them.
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