A shelf support is a fastener used to hang a shelf from a wall.
[1] There are several different types of shelf supports.
A very common variant is an L-shaped shelf support, which is also called shelf bracket, and can be seen as a subset of angle brackets.
There are also other forms of plug-in shelf supports commonly used in a wardrobes or cabinets (cabinet shelf support, wardrobe shelf support, shelf pin, shelf support peg, shelf support push).
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