A stylized character of the Latin et used to represent the word and.
Definition: The typographic symbol used to designate the word and (& ) is the Latin symbol for et which means and. The name, ampersand , is believed to be derived from the phrase “and per se and.” On a standard English layout keyboard the ampersand (&) is accessed with shift+7. In many fonts the ampersand looks much like a cursive S or a curvy plus sign but in other fonts you can almost see the word Et in the design of the ampersand.
Also Known As: & | and
An ampersand (or epershand) “&” is a logogram representing the conjunction word “and”. The symbol is a ligature of the letters et, which is Latin for “and”.
*Fonts used are Adobe Caslon Regular and Adelle Basic Bold unless otherwise noted.
2 comments
Louise says:
Jul 7, 2011
Very cool. Love typography, love clever design, love to have it in our artroom. For our staff to understand and use the correct terminology and for our clients to see there is so much more to just a font.
Courtney Holmes says:
Mar 22, 2012
Great for trivia!