ampersand
Symbol meaning "and"
An ampersand is the symbol &, meaning "and." It appears in company names Johnson & Johnson, abbreviations R&D, and informal writing peanut butter & jelly.
The name comes from the phrase "and per se and"—the symbol was once recited at the end of the alphabet as "and, by itself, and."
Typographical reference mark
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- at-signEmail address divider
- octothorpeName for #
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
percent · dollar · caret · tilde · pilcrow · interrobang · ellipsis · semicolon
Cord for binding
- glyphVisual form of character
- logogramSymbol representing entire word
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
typeface · font · letterform · punctuation · typeset · kerning · serif · sans-serif
Latin for "and"
- LatinAncient Roman language
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
parchment · scriptorium · uncial · vellum · codex · minuscule · shorthand · contraction
Sign of increase
- togetherIn union or proximity
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- pairingJoining two together
duo · couple · co-authorship · credited
Interlaced personal initials
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- logotypeBranded identifying graphic
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- wordmarkText-based brand identity
lettermark · stationery · signage · storefront · emblem · decorative · ornamental · flourish
asterisk
Typographical reference mark
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- at-signEmail address divider
- octothorpeName for #
hash · percent · dollar · caret · tilde · pilcrow · interrobang · ellipsis · semicolon · colon
ligature
Cord for binding
- glyphVisual form of character
- logogramSymbol representing entire word
- characterNature, symbol, or role
symbol · typeface · font · letterform · punctuation · typeset · kerning · serif · sans-serif · italic
et
Latin for "and"
- LatinAncient Roman language
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
manuscript · parchment · scriptorium · uncial · vellum · codex · minuscule · shorthand · contraction · alphabet
plus
Sign of increase
- togetherIn union or proximity
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
pairing · duo · couple · co-authorship · credited
monogram
Interlaced personal initials
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- logotypeBranded identifying graphic
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
wordmark · lettermark · stationery · signage · storefront · emblem · decorative · ornamental · flourish · stylized
- punctuationperiod, comma, colon, apostrophe, semicolon
- marksmark, blemish, blotch, stroke, seal of approval
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- Symbols and Abbreviationsabbreviation, acronym, shorthand, initialism, contraction
- written symbolsletters, alphabets, punctuation, commas, periods
- ASCII characterscomma, period, space, question mark, exclamation mark