The symbol used for the word and (&) is called an ampersand. It is a logogram (also called a logograph), which is a written symbol that stands for an entire word or phrase. The ampersand’s origin is the Latin conjunction “et,” which means “and.”

The ampersand, or &, is a logogram representing the conjunction 'and'. It originated as a ligature of the letters e and t, from the Latin word 'et', meaning 'and'. In mathematics, it is sometimes used to denote the logical conjunction, or "and" operation.

The and symbol is called the ampersand, and it has a variety of uses in written English. Learn how to use the and symbol correctly in your writing.

The ampersand (&) is an icon that means and. It’s often used in company names or artistic titles to save space in place of and, but we don’t see it much in formal writing. The ampersand has an interesting history—did you know it used to be the 27th letter of the alphabet?