Ampersand facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ampersand |
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| ﹠, ∧, ۽, ⅋, ＆, et, 🙰, 🙱, 🙲, 🙳, 🙴, 🙵, Ɛ̸, | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Logographic and Ideographic |
| Language of origin | Latin language |
| Phonetic usage | // // // |
| Unicode value | U+0026 |
| Alphabetical position | (27) |
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| Development | |
| Time period | ~100 to present |
| Descendants | • ⅋ |
| Sisters | ϯ (ligature of ⲧ and ⲓ in a similar fashion to &) |
| Transliteration equivalents | + ۽ ∧ |
| Variations | ﹠, ∧, ۽, ⅋, ＆, et, 🙰, 🙱, 🙲, 🙳, 🙴, 🙵, Ɛ̸, |
| Other | |
| Other letters commonly used with | &C (etC) |
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Ampersand
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The ampersand ("&") is a logogram.
It represents the Latin conjunction et, meaning "and". The ampersand's symbol is not only a logogram, but also a ligature. It joins the old handwritten Latin letters e and t of the word et, so that the word is represented as a single glyph.
With a c added on it means "et cetera", "and so on".
Images for kids
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Example of ampersand based on a crossed epsilon, as might be handwritten
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An ampersand written with a vertical stroke
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An ampersand written with the vertical stroke merged into the edges
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A handwritten plus sign used, like the ampersand, to mean 'and'
See also
In Spanish: & para niños
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