& Ampersand
U+0026
&
ℹ️ About
The Ampersand (&) is a logogram representing the conjunction “and.” Originating as a ligature of the letters et (Latin for “and”), it is now a standard punctuation mark in the Basic Latin block. In computing, it is critically used as an escape character for HTML entities and as a bitwise operator in programming languages like C, Java, and Python.
⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with ⅋ (Turned Ampersand U+214B).
⚡ Codes
HTML
&
CSS
\0026
Python
\u0026
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