CodeHS Glossary

Curly Bracket General

An open curly bracket is { and a close curly bracket is }

Curly brackets are used to mark what code is in a certain block.

To type a curly bracket, hold down the SHIFT key and press the key that has [ and { on it.

You can find that key on your keyboard directly to the right of P

The ] and } key is one more to the right.

You should use curly brackets for all of these control structures:

• For Loop
• While Loop
• Defining a Function
• If Statement
• If/Else Statement

Read about how to use curly brackets on the indentation page.