# Snippet Syntax Delimiter Characters

**URL:** <https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/t/snippet-syntax-delimiter-characters/7848>\
**Category:** Eggplant Functional\
**Tags:** sensetalk, eggplant-functional\
**Created:** [June 10, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/t/snippet-syntax-delimiter-characters/7848 "2022-06-10T11:58:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Paul](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/u/Paul)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/t/snippet-syntax-delimiter-characters/7848/1 "2022-06-10T11:58:02Z")

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When creating snippets we can use “[” and “]” to designate placeholders for entry when the snippet is consumed. Is there a delimiter character we can use so that the square bracket is preserved as part of the template when it is used? something like:

Script1.Function1(`[[fieldName],[fieldValue] `])

This is to be able to show implementation of nested lists in function calls.

many thanks  
paul

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**Author:** ![SenseTalkDoug](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/user_avatar/forums.eggplantsoftware.com/sensetalkdoug/32/88_2.png) [@SenseTalkDoug](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/u/SenseTalkDoug)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.eggplantsoftware.com/t/snippet-syntax-delimiter-characters/7848/2 "2022-06-21T22:50:32Z")

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Yes. I don’t believe it’s documented (so we should probably see about adding this information), but you can use the special Unicode characters ⦋ and ⦌ (left and right square bracket with underbar) which will be replaced by regular square brackets when the code is inserted.