: What is best way to draw curly brackets with different length but keeping same size? I found it very difficult. I'm using GIMP but can switch to any Linux/chrome/online graphics software.

@Michele215

I just downloaded SVG from thenounproject.com/ - they have a decent collection of brackets, arrows and all kinds of other icons. Then imported my image to Inkscape, add brackets and export.

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@Dunderdale640

If you need to keep the same "thickness" but want to increase the span, you can:


Create a text layer with a curly bracket
Layer>Text to path
With the path editor:


Isolate the tips by removing a segment between two anchors in the vertical parts
Move the tips
Reconnect the tips

Select>From path and bucket-fill selection


Result: (top is original bracket from "URW Palladio L Bold")



But Gimp isn't really meant for this kind of text processing, look into a typesetting application such as Scribus.

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