Bracket Symbols and What They Mean

BRACKET SYMBOLS AND WHAT THEY MEAN ( ) REGULAR PARENTHESES FOR SETTING STUFF ASIDE || I'M SCARED OF NEGATIVE NUMBERS BUT THESE SIGILS WILL PROTECT ME [ ] SQUARE BRACKETS (MORE SECURE) * * _ _ // I HAVE A FAVORITE MONOSPACED FONT { } THIS STUFF IS EXPENSIVE SO BE CAREFUL WITH IT ~~ I'M BEING SARCASTIC AND I HAD A TUMBLR ACCOUNT IN 2014 “ ” SOMEONE IS TALKING [({( )}],)] THESE PYTHON FUNCTIONS ARE NOT GETTING ALONG ' ' SOMEONE BRITISH IS TALKING |_ _| HELP, I'M A MATHEMATICIAN TRYING TO WORK WITH ACTUAL NUMBERS AND THEY'RE SCARY < > AN ANIMORPH IS TALKING ∫ ∫ WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO READ MY VIOLIN? « » A FRENCH ANIMORPH IS TALKING | > DON'T STOP HERE—THIS IS QUANTUM COUNTRY

A humorous chart explains different bracket and punctuation symbols with increasingly absurd interpretations. The joke mixes programming, mathematics, typography, Tumblr culture, British and French stereotypes, and quantum physics as a reaction to confusing or overly complicated notation.

• @dev_meme / 6091 2024-07-05