About Bracket Symbols
What is this page?
Brackets far beyond the ( ) [ ] { } on your keyboard: CJK corner brackets like 「」 and 『』, lenticular brackets 【】, angle brackets 〈〉, and ornamental pairs. They come from East Asian typography, where they serve as quotation marks and emphasis, and they have been adopted worldwide for stylish titles, usernames, and layouts.
How to Use It
- Pick a pair. Opening and closing brackets sit side by side in the grid; search by shape or purpose.
- Click both halves. Copy the opening and closing brackets into the text pad.
- Wrap your text. Type between them in the pad, then copy the finished piece.
Use Cases
- Stylized titles and video names: 【Tutorial】 or 「New Release」
- Correct quotation marks for Japanese and Chinese text
- Usernames and channel names that need to stand out
- Labels and tags in posts, playlists, and headers
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the 「」 brackets used for?
They are corner brackets, the standard quotation marks in Japanese and in traditional Chinese typography, where Western-style curly quotes are not used. The double version 『』 marks quotes within quotes or book titles. Outside Asia they are popular purely for style.
What are the thick 【】 brackets?
Those are lenticular brackets, used in Chinese and Japanese publishing to set off headings, labels, and emphasized terms. Online they have become a signature look for video titles and announcements, like 【LIVE】 or 【Update】, because they grab the eye without color or bold text.
How do I type these brackets without this page?
They are standard output on Japanese and Chinese input methods, where pressing the bracket keys produces them directly. Without a CJK keyboard layout installed there is no shortcut on Windows or Mac, which is why copying from this page is the usual route.
Will these brackets work in titles and usernames?
Generally yes: YouTube titles, Discord names, and most social bios accept them. They are full-width characters, so they occupy more horizontal space than ASCII brackets and count as more characters against length limits on some platforms.
Why do they look wider than normal brackets?
CJK punctuation is designed on a full-width square grid to align with Chinese and Japanese characters, so each bracket takes roughly the space of a whole CJK glyph. That extra width is part of their look, but it also means they can appear loosely spaced next to Latin text, especially in monospace fonts.