Square brackets

1. What do the [] brackets mean?
2. What are [] used for?
3. What is the use of square brackets?
4. What are the brackets called?

What do the [] brackets mean?

Square brackets (also called brackets, especially in American English) are mainly used to enclose words added by someone other than the original writer or speaker, typically in order to clarify the situation: He [the police officer] can't prove they did it.

What are [] used for?

Brackets are symbols that we use to contain "extra information", or information that is not part of the main content. There are two main types of bracket: round () and square []. ...

What is the use of square brackets?

Square brackets are often used to insert explanatory material or to mark where a [word or] passage was omitted from an original material by someone other than the original author, or to mark modifications in quotations.

What are the brackets called?

Braces (or "Curly Brackets")

These are braces . They are sometimes called "curly brackets." They are rarely used in writing, but they can be used to show list items or equal choices.