Ampersand (and)
& is the Unicode character “AMPERSAND” (U+0026). It is also known as ampersand (and). It belongs to the Basic Latin block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
& codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+0026 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | & |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | & |
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| HTML entityNamed HTML entity | & |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \0026 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u0026 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u0026 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %26 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | 26 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 0026 |
How to type &
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “ampersand (and)”.
In Microsoft Word, type 0026 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “ampersand (and)”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About &
- Unicode name
- AMPERSAND
- Code point
- U+0026 (38)
- Block
- Basic Latin
- Category
- Other Punctuation
- Unicode version
- 1.1