Delimiters in LaTeX Last Updated : 10 Feb, 2022 Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report The use of delimiters soon becomes important when dealing with anything but the most trivial equations. Without them, formulas can become ambiguous. Also, special types of mathematical structures, such as matrices, typically rely on delimiters to enclose them. Some delimiters along with their LaTeX codes : TERM SYMBOL LATEX Round left parenthesis ( Round right parenthesis ) Square left parenthesis [ Square right parenthesis ] Curly right braces \} Curly left braces \{ Vertical line \vert Double vertical line \| Backslash \backslash Left angle \langle Right angle \rangle Ceiling of x \lceil x \rceil Floor of x \lfloor x \rfloor Upper corner of x \ulcorner x \urcorner Many times the mathematical features differ in size, in which case the delimiters surrounding the expression should vary accordingly. This can be done automatically using the \left, \right, and \middle commands along with the delimiters. For example : \left\{ Like Article Suggest improvement Next Brackets in Latex Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...