A self-ligating bracket for orthodontics having a base, an occlusal wall extending from the base and having at least one occlusal ligature wing, a gingival wall extending from the base and having at least one gingival ligature wing, a slot, which separates the occlusal wall and the gingival wall from one another and extends continuously in the direction from mesial to distal, and a slide, which is held in a guide provided in the occlusal wall and/or in the gingival wall, and in the guide can be shifted in the gingival-occlusal direction between a closed position, in which the slide bridges the slot, and an open position, in which the slot is open in labial direction, means, that can hold the slide in its closed position as well as in its open position, characterised by the following additional features: at least one elongated recess is provided, the longitudinal direction of which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slot and in which a strand is arranged horizontally, which has a cylindrical lateral surface and has, when becoming deformed, an elastic or elastomeric restoring ability; said recess is provided in the gingival wall and/or in the occlusal wall of the bracket and has an opening facing the slide, out of which opening the strand protrudes to the outside with a section of its lateral surface; a first stop is provided on the slide, which abuts the lateral surface of the strand in the open position of the slide; on that side of the slide that faces the strand a protrusion is provided and is arranged in such a way that upon displacement of the slide into the closed position thereof, before assuming the closed position, it abuts the strand, before the slide can assume its closed position; sufficient space is available on both sides of the protrusion, in order to accommodate the section of the strand protruding from the recess; a second stop is provided on the bracket and the slide abuts said second stop in the closed position of the slide, once the protrusion thereof has passed the strand. at least one elongated recess is provided, the longitudinal direction of which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the slot and in which a strand is arranged horizontally, which has a cylindrical lateral surface and has, when becoming deformed, an elastic or elastomeric restoring ability; said recess is provided in the gingival wall and/or in the occlusal wall of the bracket and has an opening facing the slide, out of which opening the strand protrudes to the outside with a section of its lateral surface; a first stop is provided on the slide, which abuts the lateral surface of the strand in the open position of the slide; on that side of the slide that faces the strand a protrusion is provided and is arranged in such a way that upon displacement of the slide into the closed position thereof, before assuming the closed position, it abuts the strand, before the slide can assume its closed position; sufficient space is available on both sides of the protrusion, in order to accommodate the section of the strand protruding from the recess; a second stop is provided on the bracket and the slide abuts said second stop in the closed position of the slide, once the protrusion thereof has passed the strand.