In React, and more broadly in JavaScript, the characters : and {} have specific meanings that help define objects, declare variables, and specify types. 
{}: In JavaScript, {} is used to define an object. An object is a collection of properties (key-value pairs), where each property consists of a name (or key) and a value. Here's an example of an object:
const car = {
    color: 'blue',
    make: 'Toyota',
    year: 2020,
};
In this case, car is an object with properties color, make, and year. 
In the context of JSX (the syntax extension used by React), {} is used to embed JavaScript expressions within the HTML-like syntax. For example:
const element = <h1>Hello, {user.name}</h1>;
In this case, {user.name} is a JavaScript expression inside JSX. It will be evaluated to the value of user.name.
:: In JavaScript objects, : is used to separate keys from values. In the car object example above, : separates the key (color, make, year) from its respective value (blue, Toyota, 2020).
Additionally, in JavaScript and specifically in TypeScript (a statically typed superset of JavaScript), : is used to specify the type of a variable, function return type, or object property. For example:
let isDone: boolean = false;
In this case, : is used to specify that the variable isDone is of type boolean.
These are fundamental concepts of JavaScript and apply in many contexts beyond just React.