@

Also known as at symbol, apetail, commercial at, at sign

símbolo da arroba

AI overview

The "@" symbol is a typographic character that has been used for different purposes over time, traditionally in business to abbreviate measurements or prices, and more recently as a key part of email addresses and online communication. Today it matters primarily because it's essential for email functionality and is widely used on social media and digital platforms to mention or tag specific people or locations.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 370 inbound references to @, and connects out to question mark, Museum of Modern Art and Secure Shell.

It sits within the topics Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), Graphemes and Latin-script ligatures.

Vinony links it to 69 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: abbreviation
Part of: username
Named after: cinnamon roll
Based on: A
Image: At char.svg
Has use: email address

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used by: email address
Commons category: At sign
time of earliest written record: 1536-05-04
code: .--.-.
Unicode character: ﹫

Sources (2)

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Article · Português

O símbolo @, denominado arroba, é hoje amplamente usado na informática (entre outros usos) para indicar a localização de endereços de correio eletrônico.

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