Punctuation & Brackets
Decorative brackets and punctuation marks used in Asian typography — copy any one instantly.
39 symbols
About
This page gathers the special punctuation marks and bracket symbols a normal keyboard keeps out of reach — the true em dash —, the single-glyph ellipsis …, the reference mark ※, and the full set of CJK brackets used across Chinese, Japanese and Korean text. Every character here is plain Unicode, not an emoji, so one tap drops clean text on your clipboard that pastes anywhere and looks the same on every device.
The bracket family reaches well past the round () and square [] keys. Corner brackets 「 」 act as everyday quotation marks and 『 』 nest a quote inside a quote; the bold lenticular 【 】 wraps a label or headline, while 〖 〗 is the same shape hollowed out for a lighter look. Double angle brackets 《 》 are the Chinese book-title mark (書名號) and 〈 〉 point to a chapter inside a work, with tortoise-shell 〔 〕 for an editor's aside. You also get fullwidth （ ）［ ］｛ ｝ that align neatly with CJK characters, plus the European guillemets « » and ‹ › used as quotation marks in French and Spanish.
The punctuation half is where this set earns its name. The em dash — marks a sharp break in a sentence, while the shorter en dash – joins ranges like 2019–2024; the two-dot leader ‥ and the single ellipsis glyph … trail off without three separate periods. Asian writing adds the ideographic comma 、 and full stop 。, the reference mark ※ that flags a note, and the dagger † and double dagger ‡ used for footnotes. The section § and pilcrow ¶ cite parts of a document, while the wave dash ～ and wavy underline ﹏ add a stylised, hand-drawn emphasis.
Several of these look almost identical but do different jobs. The em dash — is longer than the en dash –, which is itself longer than a hyphen, and swapping them changes the meaning; the ellipsis … is one character rather than the two dots of ‥; the single dagger † is a first footnote and the double ‡ a second. Among the brackets, 「 」 is the plain quote and 『 』 the nested one, and 《 》 frames a whole work while 〈 〉 marks only a part of it — pick the pair that matches the weight you want.
On a desktop a few of these have keyboard alt-codes — Alt+0151 for —, Alt+0150 for –, Alt+0133 for …, Alt+0167 for § and Alt+0182 for ¶ — but the quickest route on a phone or the web is to click a glyph here and paste. Because they stay real text, they hold up in usernames, bios, spreadsheets and documents, keep their weight in any font, and never flip into a coloured emoji picture you can't control.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I copy these punctuation and bracket symbols?
- Tap or click any glyph on this page and it is copied to your clipboard as plain text, ready to paste into a message, document, or profile. There is nothing to install — they are standard Unicode characters, not images.
- What's the difference between the em dash —, en dash – and a hyphen?
- The em dash — is the longest and marks a break in a sentence; the en dash – is shorter and joins ranges like 1–10 or Monday–Friday; the hyphen is the shortest and joins words. On Windows you can type the first two with Alt+0151 and Alt+0150.
- What is 書名號 and which brackets do I use?
- 書名號 is the Chinese title mark: use double angle brackets 《 》 for a complete work such as a book, film or album, and single 〈 〉 for a part of it like a chapter or article. Copy the pair you need here instead of hunting for them on the keyboard.
- What do ※, † and § mean?
- The reference mark ※ flags a note or caveat in Chinese and Japanese text; the dagger † and double dagger ‡ mark footnotes; the section sign § and pilcrow ¶ cite a numbered section or paragraph in documents and legal writing.
- Will these look the same on iPhone, Android and Windows?
- Yes — they are plain Unicode text rather than emoji, so they render as the same black-and-white characters on every major platform and in any font. They will not turn into a coloured picture the way an emoji does.
- Can I use these in usernames and bios?
- Most platforms accept them because they are standard Unicode, so Instagram, Discord, X and games that allow CJK text will display them. A few sites limit names to basic Latin letters, so test one before you rely on it.