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What is the symbol called?

The at sign, @, is normally read aloud as “at”; it is also commonly called the at symbol, commercial at or address sign.

What is the name of this symbol in English?

British vs. American English

	British English	American English
The “. ” symbol is called	A full stop	a period
The “! ” symbol is called	an exclamation mark	an exclamation point
The ” ( ) ” symbols are called	brackets	parentheses
The ” [ ] ” symbols are called	square brackets	brackets

What does <> symbol mean?

3. Loading when this answer was accepted… The <> symbol means “not equal to”: $neq%$. The symbol is effectively stating “for each x greater than or less than y”. Can also be seen in various other languages as!=

What is the meaning of * symbol?

In English, the symbol * is generally called asterisk. Depending on the context, the asterisk symbol has different meanings. In Math, for instance, the asterisk symbol is used for multiplication of two numbers, let’s say 4 * 5; in this case, the asterisk is voiced ‘times,’ making it “4 times 5”.

What * means in texting?

Answered September 27, 2020. it means they’re correcting themselves, like if they spelt a word wrong, they would use * then the word that they were trying to say.

Why is called Monkey?

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word “monkey” may originate in a German version of the Reynard the Fox fable, published circa 1580. In this version of the fable, a character named Moneke is the son of Martin the Ape.

What is a Hetera?

The hedera is a lovely piece of punctuation primarily found in early Latin and Greek texts. Its purpose was to signify a break between paragraphs, as well as to look nice upon the page. Also known by some as a fleuron, the mark had a strictly ornamental use, perhaps the reason for its extinction.

What is the hashtag sign?

A hashtag is a metadata tag that is prefaced by the hash symbol, #.

What is a slash symbol?

The slash is an oblique slanting line punctuation mark /. Once used to mark periods and commas, the slash is now most often used to represent exclusive or inclusive or, division and fractions, and as a date separator.

What are the <> symbols called?

‘ < ‘ and ‘ > ‘ are called angle brackets and ‘ { ‘ and ‘ } ‘ are normally called curly brackets. With all types of brackets, the first bracket is called ‘open’ and the second bracket is called ‘close’. So, for example, ‘ < ‘ is called ‘open angle bracket’ and ‘ ] ‘ is called ‘close square bracket’.

What does >< mean in chat?

Originally Answered: What does ^^ mean in chats? It’s like a happy face, but without the mouth. “^^” means someone is very happy. Other than a smile like “:-)”(with means happy).

What are greater than signs called?

Judy, Bettsville, USA. It is properly referred to by mathematicians and everyone else as the “greater than” symbol. However, it can be described/defined as a chevron or an inverted chevron.

What are these [] called?

These { } have a variety of names; they are called braces, curly brackets, or squiggly brackets.

What does 3 mean in a text?

:3 is an emoticon which represents a “Coy Smile.” The emoticon:3 is used to indicate a coy smile.:3. represents the cat face made by Anime characters when they say something cute. I know all about icons. Test me!

Who invented sign?

Robert Recorde
Alma mater	University of Oxford University of Cambridge
Known for	Inventing the equals sign (=)
Scientific career
Fields	Physician and mathematician