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At sign facts for kids

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The at-sign (@) is a symbol. It is used in bills, emails and programming. In email, it is used to show a specific domain of an email address. In bills, it used to mean "at a rate of"; for example, "7 widgets @ £2 = £14". In programming, the at-sign has been used in a wide range of programming languages. It was invented by Ray Tomlinson.

The sign is one of several special symbols on the standard English keyboard.


Images for kids

  • Ariza1448-2

    The Aragonese @ symbol used in the 1448 "taula de Ariza" registry to denote a wheat shipment from Castile to the Kingdom of Aragon.

  • 1674 liten

    @ used to signify French "à" ("at") from a 1674 protocol from a Swedish court (Arboga rådhusrätt och magistrat)

  • Madrid - Acampada Sol - 110521 192211

    Protester with banner showing "La revolución está en nosotr@s"

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