# Can't enter curly braces when translating

**URL:** <https://community.transifex.com/t/cant-enter-curly-braces-when-translating/3943>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [May 19, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/cant-enter-curly-braces-when-translating/3943 "2024-05-19T11:36:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tobbi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.transifex.com/tobbi/32/2991_2.png) [@tobbi](https://community.transifex.com/u/tobbi)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/cant-enter-curly-braces-when-translating/3943/1 "2024-05-19T11:36:20Z")

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Hello,

we use `{}` as a placeholder inside strings. However, during translating, when I try to enter them using the keyboard, nothing gets entered in the text area.

Copying the source string that contains the curly braces is the only thing that works.

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**Author:** ![rakekniven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.transifex.com/rakekniven/32/97_2.png) [@rakekniven](https://community.transifex.com/u/rakekniven)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/cant-enter-curly-braces-when-translating/3943/2 "2024-05-19T13:53:32Z")

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Cannot confirm. Works pretty well. Using edge and ff on macOS and windows.

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**Author:** ![tobbi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.transifex.com/tobbi/32/2991_2.png) [@tobbi](https://community.transifex.com/u/tobbi)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/cant-enter-curly-braces-when-translating/3943/3 "2024-05-19T14:10:38Z")

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Strange. I tried the same using Chromium and I could reproduce the issue still.  
I press Alt+8 / Alt+9 to enter curly braces.

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**Author:** ![chrisb](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.transifex.com/chrisb/32/2377_2.png) [@chrisb](https://community.transifex.com/u/chrisb)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://community.transifex.com/t/cant-enter-curly-braces-when-translating/3943/4 "2024-05-20T06:25:55Z")

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Hello dear tobbi,

I also tried and could not reproduce.

Would you mind sending us the link to the specific string you tested to give it another go?  
Feel free to share link and string details to [support@transifex.com](mailto:support@transifex.com). Include any relative information such as browser, OS, etc…

Kind regards  
Christos