At symbol: Learn the history

Learn the history, usage and meaning of the at sign (@), also known as the at symbol or commercial at . Find out how it is used in email addresses, accounting, bookmaking, spices and more. Copy and paste At symbol @ with its Unicode, HTML, HEX, CSS, Alt code, and more with a single click or save it as SVG/PNG. In programming, the at sign has been used in several programming languages. Using the at sign in programming was invented by Ray Tomlinson. It is the ligature form of the Latin word "ad", which means "at". The sign is one of several special symbols on the standard English keyboard. Copy and paste At Symbol (@) which is usually a part of an e-mail address. Check Alt Codes and learn how to make specific symbols on the keyboard.