# Add Symbols Around Letters

Quickly surround each letter of the text with decorative symbols

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-symbol-wrapper

- **Category:** Text Processing

- **Keywords:** text, symbols, wrap, around, letters, decorative, Text Symbol Wrapper

## Overview

The Text Symbol Wrapper is a versatile utility designed to enhance your text by surrounding characters, words, or lines with decorative symbols. Whether you are creating eye-catching social media posts, stylized headers, or unique design elements, this tool allows you to instantly apply custom framing to your content.

## Inputs

- **Text Input** (textarea): Enter text to wrap with symbols...
- **Wrapping Style** (select)
- **Left Symbol** (text): Only used when "Custom Symbols" is selected
- **Right Symbol** (text): Only used when "Custom Symbols" is selected
- **Apply To** (select)
- **Preserve Original Spaces** (checkbox): Keep original spacing and formatting

## When to use

- When you want to add visual flair to social media captions or usernames.
- When you need to emphasize specific words or phrases in a document.
- When creating stylized text for artistic projects or creative design layouts.

## How it works

- Paste your desired text into the input area.
- Select a predefined wrapping style like brackets, hearts, or stars, or define your own custom symbols.
- Choose whether to apply the effect to individual letters, words, lines, or the entire block of text.
- Click process to generate your decorated text and copy it to your clipboard.

## Use cases

- Stylizing social media bios and captions for increased engagement.
- Creating unique bullet points or list headers for creative documents.
- Generating decorative text effects for digital art and graphic design mockups.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I use my own custom symbols?

Yes, select the 'Custom Symbols' option and enter your preferred characters in the left and right symbol fields.

### Does this tool preserve my original spacing?

Yes, you can enable the 'Preserve Original Spaces' option to maintain your text's layout while adding symbols.

### Can I wrap entire lines instead of just letters?

Yes, the 'Apply To' setting allows you to choose between wrapping each letter, word, line, or the whole text block.

### Is there a limit to the amount of text I can process?

The tool is designed to handle standard text blocks efficiently, though extremely long documents may perform best when processed in sections.

### Are the generated symbols compatible with all platforms?

Most standard symbols and brackets are widely supported, but complex decorative symbols may depend on the font support of the platform where you paste the result.

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- [Randomize Words in Text](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/randomize-words): Quickly randomize the order of words in text
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## Samples

- [Copyright-Free MP3 Audio Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/mp3-samples): Collection of royalty-free audio samples for testing and development purposes including nature sounds, meditation music, and ambient audio
- [Special Characters Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-special-characters-samples): Sample text files with various special characters, punctuation, and symbols for testing non-alphanumeric character removal
- [Android Image Processing Java Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-image-processing-java): Android Java image processing examples including reading/saving images, scaling, and format conversion
- [Android Image Processing Kotlin Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-image-processing-kotlin): Android Kotlin image processing examples including reading/saving images, scaling, and format conversion