is an option for Cell that specifies whether to display the bracket that indicates the extent of the cell.


ShowCellBracket
is an option for Cell that specifies whether to display the bracket that indicates the extent of the cell.
Details

- ShowCellBracket is often set for styles of cells or whole notebooks instead of individual cells.
- ShowCellBracket->Automatic displays cell brackets only when the mouse is over them.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
See Also
Tech Notes
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Hide Cell Brackets ▪
- Show Hidden Cell Brackets
History
Introduced in 1996 (3.0) | Updated in 2008 (7.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), ShowCellBracket, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ShowCellBracket.html (updated 2008).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "ShowCellBracket." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ShowCellBracket.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). ShowCellBracket. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ShowCellBracket.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_showcellbracket, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ShowCellBracket}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ShowCellBracket.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_showcellbracket, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ShowCellBracket}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ShowCellBracket.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}