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Punctuation mark

 * 1) Represents a mouth vertically aligned, in order to form emoticons.
 * 2) Separates a number or letter from an item in a list. Compare, as in "(A) Milk, (B) Eggs, (C) Flour".
 * A) New York, B) London, C) Paris.
 * a) New York, b) London, c) Paris.
 * 1) New York, 2) London, 3) Paris.
 * I) New York, II) London, III) Paris.

Symbol

 * $$[a,b)=\{x\in\R\,|\,a\le x<b\}$$
 * $$[a,b)=\{x\in\R\,|\,a\le x<b\}$$

Punctuation mark

 * 1) Used in.

Etymology
Evolved from. In the Russian keyboard layout, one has to press Shift+6 to type a colon, which is deemed inconvenient, particularly in instant messaging, as it requires both hands. As a result the smiley's eyes vanished over time.

Punctuation mark

 * , expressing happiness or amusement.

Usage notes
Usage of multiple brackets is used to emphasize the laughter or funiness, but it may also suggest an ironic or sarcastc tone. Multiple brackets with zeroes - )0 or (9 - are used similarly to !1, implying that shift key was released, expressing an emphasis. ")))" is not to be confused with (), known as a far-right symbol directed against Jewish people.

Antonyms

 * ( (online slang, expression of sadness or disappointment)

Related terms

 * ))) (online slang, expression of laughter)