left brace

character "\". {ASCII character 123.

Common names: open brace; left brace; left squiggly; left

squiggly bracket/brace; left curly bracket/brace; ITU-T:

opening brace. Rare: brace ("}" = unbrace); curly ("}" =

uncurly); leftit ("}" = rytit); left squirrelly; INTERCAL:

embrace ("}" = bracelet).

Paired with right brace ("}").

(1995-03-16)