How to escape curly braces in .NET format strings (C#)

Hello everyone! I just started learning C# and encountered a problem with string formatting.

I need to output a string containing curly braces {}, for example: "Value equals {42}". I'm using the String.Format method or string interpolation, but the compiler or runtime treats the curly braces as part of the substitution syntax.

Here's an example of code that doesn't work:

int number = 42;\nstring result = String.Format("Value equals {number}"); // Error: Input string was not in a correct format\nConsole.WriteLine(result);\n

Or with interpolation:

int number = 42;\nstring result = $"Value equals {number}"; // Outputs "Value equals 42", but I need "Value equals {42}"\nConsole.WriteLine(res