At sign (@)
U+0040 · COMMERCIAL AT · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type @
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+64
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 64 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: @ appears.
Uses the old DOS code page 437, which US-English Windows uses for Alt codes without a leading 0; on Windows set to other languages the result can differ.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
0040 Alt+X
Type 0040 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into @. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick @.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “at sign” and click @ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into @ once and type it in any app:
- Copy @ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste @ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;at.
- Now type ;at anywhere: the keyboard suggests @.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into @:
- Copy @ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste @ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;at.
- Type ;at in any app and tap @ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 0040 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 0040 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What @ means and how it is used
The at sign @ joins user and domain in every email address, a use started by Ray Tomlinson in 1971, and marks usernames on social networks. Each language has a nickname for it: arroba in Spanish and Portuguese, chiocciola (snail) in Italian, Klammeraffe in German, sobaka (dog) in Russian. On German and Turkish Q keyboards it is AltGr+Q.
In Unicode, @ is code point U+0040 with the official name COMMERCIAL AT. It belongs to the Basic Latin block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: ampersat, arobase, arroba, at, commercial, mark, sign, strudel.
You will find it in our punctuation and typography symbols, 109 symbols in all, together with © ® ™ § ¶.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | @ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | @ | |
| HTML hex | @ | |
| CSS | content: "\0040"; | |
| JavaScript | \u0040 | |
| URL | %40 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 40 | |
| Unicode | U+0040 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
@ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Don't confuse @ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- @At signU+0040 · COMMERCIAL AT
- ﹫U+FE6B · Small Form Variants
- ＠U+FF20 · Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
Names in other languages
What @ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | At sign |
| Português | Símbolo de arroba |
| Español | Símbolo de arroba |
| Italiano | Simbolo chiocciola |
| Français | Symbole arobase |
| Deutsch | At-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Et işareti |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol at |
| Polski | Symbol małpy |
| Русский | Символ собака |
| 日本語 | アットマーク |
| 한국어 | 골뱅이 기호 |
Related symbols
All Punctuation →Questions people ask
How do I type @ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick @ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 0040 and press Alt+X.
What is the difference between @ and ﹫?
@ is the at sign (U+0040). ﹫ is a different character: ﹫ (U+FE6B, Small Form Variants block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type @ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for @. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;at.
What is the HTML code for the at sign?
Use the entity @ or the numeric code @ (hex @). In CSS write \0040, in JavaScript \u0040.
Will @ show on every phone?
@ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.