snabel-a

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

tecken

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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, snabel-a is referenced by 370 other articles, and connects out to question mark, Museum of Modern Art and Secure Shell.

Vinony files it under Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), Graphemes and Latin-script ligatures.

Its subject is documented across 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 · Svenska

Tecknet @, vanligen uttytt snabel-a eller at-tecken (uttal: [æt]), används bland annat i e-postadresser för att skilja mottagarens namn från domänadressen. Här är betydelsen densamma som engelskans "at", vilket betyder 'på', 'hos' eller 'vid' (jämför å). Denna typ av användning har spridit sig till andra delar av Internet. @ används sålunda även när man vill meddela sitt användarnamn på olika sociala medier, exempelvis som "Anders Andersson @ Facebook". Tecknet har flerhundraåriga rötter och har under perioder varit vanligt vid noteringar av antal inom handeln.

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