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angular.module('app', [])
.filter("myFilter", function() {
    return function(text) {
        return "(" + text + ")";
    }
})
.controller("MyCtrl", function($scope) {
    $scope.msg = "hello";
});
<html ng-app="app" ng-controller="MyCtrl">
    <label>{{msg | myFilter}}</label>
</html>