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\:) ( ) ◌᪻ ◌᪽
⁾ ₎ ⎞ ⎟ ⎠ ︶ ﹚ ) ⦆ ⦆
Translingual
Punctuation mark
Used in mul ( ).
en mul Can AI Change Your View? Evidence from a Large-Scale Online Field Experiment https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ExtendedAbstract-Zurich-AI-Reddit.pdf 2025-04 1 w:University of Zurich Large Language Models (LLMs) are fundamentally transforming how humans consume and interact with information, raising pressing ethical concerns about their broader societal impact. https://web.archive.org/web/20261007071033/https://retractionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ExtendedAbstract-Zurich-AI-Reddit.pdf 7 October 2026
mul list separator Separates a letter or number from an item in a list.
mul .<id:list separator>
mul ( )
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.
en mul 2024-09-21 Heath Owens What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour w:Cosmopolitan https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a62289922/what-to-wear-to-sabrina-carpenter-concert-short-n-sweet-tour/ Whether a specific moment in pop culture history—i.e. Madonna at the VMAs—or a callback to an iconic style decade—her '70s curtain bangs or '50s-style swimwear from the "Espresso (song) Espresso" music video—these looks are A) easy to recreate and B) so wearable for repeated use after your tour date has come and gone. https://web.archive.org/web/20260916090239/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/a62289922/what-to-wear-to-sabrina-carpenter-concert-short-n-sweet-tour/ 16 September 2026
Represents a mouth vertically aligned, in order to form emoticons.
Quotations
mul (
Symbol
mul mathematics Denotes an open endpoint of an Interval (mathematics) interval.
Synonyms
mul [
See also
jbo toi (Lojban)
Azerbaijani
Etymology
az ru ).
Punctuation mark
az punctuation mark
az Internet slang text messaging mul \:-), expressing happiness or amusement.
Usage notes
The methods in using ) as an Internet slang expression in Azerbaijani are similar to that in Russian and Ukrainian.
Generally, the number of brackets may vary, but it can also be just one bracket at the end of a sentence.
Chinese
Punctuation mark
zh punctuation mark
used in zh ( )
Japanese
Punctuation mark
ja punctuation mark
Used in ja ( ).
Russian
Etymology
Evolved from mul \:-). In the JCUKEN 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, resulting in the decline of mul \:-).
Punctuation mark
ru punctuation mark
ru Internet slang text messaging mul \:-), expressing happiness or amusement.
Usage notes
Usage of multiple brackets is used to emphasize the laughter or humor, but it may also suggest an ironic or sarcastic 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
ru ( (online slang, expression of sadness or disappointment)
Related terms
))) (online slang, expression of laughter)
Descendants
az ) 1