At sign
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Typographical symbol used in rates, email and social handles
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At sign
The at sign (@) is a typographical symbol originally used in accounting and invoices to mean “at a rate of”. It is now widely used in email addresses and social media platform handles, and most languages have their own name for it. The symbol appeared on some typewriters by 1889 and on Underwood No. 5 models from 1900. Its use in email addresses began in the 1970s.
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- Symbol
- @
- Email use began
- 1970s
- Typewriter presence
- At least one model by 1889
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- At sign (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q10714
- Text
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