Brackets

Typed command(s)

Symbol in Elements pane

Meaning

(...)

Icon

Normal round left and right bracket

[...]

Icon

Left and right square bracket

ldbracket ... rdbracket

Icon

Left and right square double bracket

lline ... rline

Icon

Left and right vertical line

ldline ... rdline

Icon

Left and right double vertical lines

lbrace ... rbrace

Icon

Left and right curly brackets, set bracket

langle ... rangle

Icon

Left and right pointed bracket

langle ... mline ... rangle

Icon

Left and right pointed operator bracket

{...}

Icon

Left and right group bracket. They are not displayed in the document and do not take up any room.

left( ... right)

Icon

Brackets, scalable

left[ ... right]

Icon

Square brackets, scalable

left ldbracket ... right rdbracket

Icon

Double square brackets, scalable

left lbrace ... right rbrace

Icon

Braces, scalable

left lline ... right rline

Icon

Single lines, scalable

left ldline ... right rdline

Icon

Double lines, scalable

left angle ... right angle

Icon

Angle brackets, scalable

left langle ... mline ... right rangle

Icon

Scalable left and right pointed operator bracket

overbrace

Icon

Scalable curly set bracket on top

underbrace

Icon

Scalable curly set bracket below

lfloor ... rfloor

Left and right line with lower edges

lceil ... rceil

Left and right line with upper edges

\lbrace \rbrace or \{ \}

Left curly bracket or right curly bracket

\( \)

Left and right round bracket

\[ \]

Left and right square bracket

\langle \rangle

Left and right pointed bracket

\lline \rline

Left and right vertical line

\ldline \rdline

Left and right double line

\lfloor \rfloor

Left and right line with lower edges

\lceil \rceil

Left and right line with upper edges

none

Qualifier to suppress one bracket, as in right none


Brackets

You can choose among various bracket types to structure a LibreOffice Math formula. Bracket types are displayed in the lower part of the Elements pane. These brackets are also listed in the context menu of the Commands window. All brackets that are not contained in the Elements pane or in the context menu can be typed manually in the Commands window.