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Do you want to type the left and right brackets symbols "[   ]" and do not know how to do it in a text field, a word processing document? Follow the technique below.

On a typical english keyboard disposition, those keys are disposed at the right of P letter but if you have a different keyboard disposition, you maybe don't have these keys on your keyboard.

Happily, there is a possibility to create theses symbols on every keyboard disposition by following the instructions below.

1. Make the symbol "brackets" [ ] on Windows

• Make the "left bracket" : Alt + 0 9 1= [

• Make the "right bracket" : Alt + 0 9 3= ]

The technique : You keep the Alt key pressed (key just to the left of the Space bar), then you successively type the numbers 0 9 1 (for the left bracket [ )or 0 9 3 (for the right bracket ] ) then you finally release the Alt key, which will bring up the symbol [ or ]

2. Make the symbol "brackets" [ ] on Mac / Macbook/ Apple

• Make the "left bracket" symbol :  

  Alt ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + ( =[

• Make the "right bracket" symbol :

  Alt ⌥ + Shift ⇧ + ) = ]

The technique: Keep the Alt ⌥ and  Shift ⇧ key pressed, then type the key (, which will bring up the symbol [
OR keep the Alt ⌥ and  Shift ⇧ key pressed, then type the key ), which will bring up the symbol ]