Editing At sign (section)

== Names in other languages ==
In many languages other than English, although most typewriters included the symbol, the use of @ was less common before email became widespread in the mid-1990s. Consequently, it is often perceived in those languages as denoting "the Internet", computerization, or modernization in general. Naming the symbol after animals is also common.
* In [[Afrikaans]], it is called {{lang|af|aapstert}}, meaning 'monkey tail', similarly to the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] use of the word ({{wikt-lang|nl|aap}} is the word for 'monkey' or 'ape' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], {{wikt-lang|af|stert}} comes from the Dutch {{wikt-lang|nl|staart}}).
* In [[Arabic]], it is {{lang|ar|آتْ}} ({{lang|ar-Latn|at}}).
* In [[Armenian language|Armenian]], it is {{wikt-lang|hy|շնիկ}} ({{lang|hy-Latn|shnik}}), which means 'puppy'.
* In [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]], it is {{lang|az|ət}} ({{lang|az-Latn|at}}) which means 'meat', though most likely it is a phonetic transliteration of ''at''.
* In [[Basque language|Basque]], it is {{lang|eu|a bildua}} ('wrapped A').
* In [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]], it is called {{wikt-lang|be|сьлімак}} ({{lang|be-Latn|sʹlimak}}, meaning 'helix' or 'snail').
* In [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]], it is {{lang|bs|ludo a}} ('crazy A').
* In [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], it is called {{lang|bg|кльомба}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|klyomba}} – 'a badly written letter'), {{lang|bg|маймунско а}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|maymunsko a}} – 'monkey A'), {{lang|bg|маймунка}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|maimunka}} – 'little monkey'), or {{lang|bg|баница}} ({{lang|bg-Latn|banitsa}} – a pastry roll often made in a shape similar to the character)
* In [[Catalan language|Catalan]], it is called {{wikt-lang|ca|arrova}} (a unit of measure)<!-- no quote marks, it's a definition not a gloss --> or {{lang|ca|[[ensaïmada]]}} (a [[Mallorca]]n pastry, because of the similar shape of this food).
* In [[Chinese language|Chinese]]:
** In [[mainland China]], it used to be called {{wikt-lang|zh|圈|圈A}} (pronounced {{lang|zh-Latn|quān A}}), meaning 'circled A' / '[[enclosed A]]', or {{wikt-lang|zh|花|花A}} (pronounced {{lang|zh-Latn|huā A}}), meaning 'lacy A', and sometimes as {{wikt-lang|zh|小老鼠}} (pronounced {{lang|zh-Latn|xiǎo lǎoshǔ}}), meaning 'little [[mouse]]'.<ref name="esteem">{{Cite news |last=Alice Rawsthorn |date=March 21, 2010 |title=Why @ Is Held in Such High Design Esteem |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/design/22iht-design22.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324133723/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/arts/design/22iht-design22.html |archive-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> Nowadays, for most of China's youth, it is called {{wikt-lang|zh|艾特}} (pronounced {{lang|zh-Latn|ài tè}}), which is a phonetic transcription of ''at''.
** In [[Taiwan]], it is {{wikt-lang|zh|小老鼠}} (pronounced {{lang|zh-Latn|xiǎo lǎoshǔ}}), meaning 'little [[mouse]]'.
** In [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]], it is ''at''.
* In [[Croatian language|Croatian]], it is most often referred to by the English word ''at'' (pronounced ''et''), and less commonly and more formally, with the preposition {{wikt-lang|sh|pri}} (with the addressee in the [[nominative case]], not [[locative]] as per usual [[rection]] of {{lang|hr|pri}}), meaning 'at', '{{lang|fr|chez}}' or 'by'. Informally, it is called a {{wikt-lang|sh|manki}}, coming from the local pronunciation of the English word ''monkey''. Note that the Croatian words for monkey, {{wikt-lang|sh|majmun}}, {{wikt-lang|sh|opica}}, {{lang|hr|jopec}}, {{lang|hr|šimija}} are not used to denote the symbol, except seldom the latter words regionally. 
* In [[Czech language|Czech]] it is called {{wikt-lang|cs|zavináč}}, which means '[[rollmops]]'; the same word is used in [[Slovak language|Slovak]].
* In [[Danish language|Danish]], it is {{wikt-lang|da|snabel-a}} ('[[elephant]]'s trunk A'). It is not used for prices, where in Danish {{wikt-lang|da|à}} means 'at (per piece)'.
* In [[Dutch language|Dutch]], it is called {{wikt-lang|nl|apenstaart}} ('monkey's tail'). The ''a'' is the first character of the Dutch word {{wikt-lang|nl|aap}} which means 'monkey' or 'ape'; {{wikt-lang|nl|apen}} is the plural of {{lang|nl|aap}}. However, the use of the English ''at'' has become increasingly popular in Dutch.
* In [[Esperanto]], it is called {{wikt-lang|eo|ĉe|ĉe-signo}} ('at'&nbsp;– for the email use, with an address like "zamenhof@esperanto.org" pronounced {{lang|eo|zamenhof ĉe esperanto punkto org}}), {{wikt-lang|eo|po|po-signo}} ('each' – refers only to the mathematical use), or {{wikt-lang|eo|heliko}} (meaning 'snail').
* In [[Estonian language|Estonian]], it is called {{lang|et|ätt}}, from the English word ''at''.
* In [[Faroese language|Faroese]], it is {{wikt-lang|fo|kurla}}, {{wikt-lang|fo|hjá}} ('at'), {{lang|fo|tranta}}, or {{lang|fo|snápil-a}} ('[elephant's] trunk A').
* In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], it was originally called {{wikt-lang|fi|taksamerkki}} ("fee sign") or {{wikt-lang|fi|yksikköhinta|yksikköhinnan merkki}} ("unit price sign"), but these names are long obsolete and now rarely understood. Nowadays, it is officially {{wikt-lang|fi|ät-merkki}}, according to the national standardization institute [[Finnish Standards Association|SFS]]; frequently also spelled {{lang|fi|at-merkki}}. Other names include {{wikt-lang|fi|kissanhäntä}} ('cat's tail') and {{wikt-lang|fi|miuku mauku}} ('miaow-meow') or short; “miu-mau”.
* In [[French language|French]], it is now officially the {{wikt-lang|fr|arobase}}<ref>[http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/at-last-france-has-a-name-for-the-sign-1.98600 "At last, France has a name for the @ sign"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819130731/http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/at-last-france-has-a-name-for-the-sign-1.98600 |date=2012-08-19 }}, December 9, 2002, iol.co.za</ref><ref>{{lang|fr|''Orthographe fixée par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie'' (Journal officiel du 8 décembre 2002)|italic=unset}}</ref> (also spelled {{lang|fr|arrobase}} or {{wikt-lang|fr|arrobe}}), or {{lang|fr-CA|a commercial}} (though this is most commonly used in French-speaking Canada, and should normally only be used when quoting prices; it should always be called {{lang|fr|arobase}} or, better yet, {{lang|fr|arobas}} when in an email address). Its origin is the same as that of the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word, which could be derived from the [[Arabic]] {{lang|ar-Latn|ar-roub}} ({{wikt-lang|ar|&rlm;ربع&lrm;|اَلرُّبْع}}).<!-- bidi marks to prevent browsers making source editing confusing --> In France, it is also common (especially for younger generations) to say the English word ''at'' when spelling out an email address.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} In everyday [[Québec French]], one often hears {{lang|fr-CA|a commercial}} when sounding out an e-mail address, while TV and radio hosts are more likely to use {{lang|fr|arobase}}. 
* In [[Georgian language|Georgian]], it is {{lang|ka-Latn|at}}, spelled {{lang|ka|ეთ–ი}} ({{wikt-lang|ka|კომერციული|კომერციული ეთ–ი}}, {{lang|ka-Latn|ḳomerciuli et-i}}).
* In [[German language|German]], it has sometimes been referred to as {{lang|de|Klammeraffe}} (meaning '[[spider monkey]]') or {{lang|de|Affenschwanz}} (meaning '[[monkey]] [[tail]]'). {{lang|de|Klammeraffe}} or {{lang|de|Affenschwanz}} refer to the similarity of @ to the tail of a monkey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paola Antonelli |author-link=Paola Antonelli |date=March 22, 2010 |title=@ at MoMA |url=https://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/03/22/at-moma/ |quote=Germans, Poles, and South Africans call @ “monkey’s tail” in each different language. |access-date=April 5, 2018 }}</ref> More recently,{{when|date=March 2024}} it is commonly referred to as {{lang|de|at}}, as in English.
* In [[Greek language|Greek]], it is called {{Wikt-lang|el|παπάκι|i=yes}} meaning 'duckling'.
* In [[Greenlandic language|Greenlandic]], an Inuit language, it is called {{wikt-lang|kl|-usaq|aajusaq}} meaning 'A-like' or 'something that looks like A'.
* In [[Hebrew]], it is colloquially known as {{wikt-lang |1=he |2=&rlm;שטרודל&lrm; |3=שְׁטְרוּדֶל }}<!-- bidi marks to prevent browsers making source editing confusing --> ({{lang|he-Latn|[[strudel|shtrúdel]]}}), due to the visual resemblance to a cross-section cut of a [[strudel]] cake. The normative term, invented by the [[Academy of the Hebrew Language]], is {{wikt-lang |1=he |2=&rlm;כרוכית&lrm; |3=כְּרוּכִית }} ({{lang|he-Latn|krukhít}}), which is another Hebrew word for 'strudel', but is rarely used.
* In [[Hindi]], it is {{lang|hi-Latn|at}}, from the English word.
* In [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], it is called {{wikt-lang|hu|kukac}} (a playful synonym for 'worm' or 'maggot').
* In [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], it is referred to as {{wikt-lang|is|merki|atmerkið}} ("the at sign") or {{wikt-lang|is|hjá}}, which is a direct translation of the English word ''at''.
* In [[Indian English]], speakers often say ''at the rate of'' (with e-mail addresses quoted as "example ''at the rate of'' example.com").{{citation needed |date=October 2019 }}
* In [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], it is usually {{lang|id|et}}. Variations exist&nbsp;– especially if verbal communication is very noisy&nbsp;– such as {{wikt-lang|id|bundar|a bundar}} and {{wikt-lang|id|bulat|a bulat}} (both meaning '[[circle]]d A'), {{wikt-lang|id|keong|a keong}} ('[[snail]] A'), and (most rarely) {{wikt-lang|id|monyet|a monyet}} ('[[monkey]] A').
* In [[Irish language|Irish]], it is {{wikt-lang|ga|ag}} (meaning 'at') or {{wikt-lang|ga|comhartha|comhartha @/ag}} (meaning 'at sign').
* In [[Italian language|Italian]], it is {{wikt-lang|it|chiocciola}} ('[[snail]]') or {{wikt-lang|it|commerciale|a commerciale}}, sometimes {{lang|it|at}} (pronounced more often {{IPA|it|ˈɛt|}} and rarely {{IPA|[ˈat]}}) or {{wikt-lang|it|ad}}.
* In [[Japanese language|Japanese]], it is called {{wikt-lang|ja-Latn|atto māku}} ({{wikt-lang|ja-Kana|アットマーク}}, from the English words ''at mark''). The word is {{lang|ja-Latn|[[wasei-eigo]]}}, a loan word from the English language.
* In [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], it is officially called {{lang|kk|айқұлақ}} ({{lang|kk-Latn|aıqulaq}}, 'earlobe').
* In [[Korean language|Korean]], it is called {{lang|ko-Latn|golbaeng-i}} ({{lang|ko|골뱅이}}, meaning 'whelk'), a dialectal form of [[whelk]].
* In [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]], it is {{lang|ku-Latn|at}} or {{lang|ku-Latn|et}} (Latin [[Kurdish alphabets|Hawar script]]), {{lang|ku-Arab|ئەت}} (Perso-Arabic [[Sorani alphabet|Sorani script]]) coming from the English word ''at''.
* In [[Latvian language|Latvian]], it is pronounced the same as in English, but, since in Latvian {{IPAblink|æ}} is written as "e" (not "a" as in English), it is sometimes written as {{lang|lv|et}}.
* In [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]], it is pronounced {{lang|lt|eta}} (equivalent to the English ''at'').
* In [[Luxembourgish]] it used to be called {{lang|lb|Afeschwanz}} ('monkey tail'), but due to widespread use, it is now called {{lang|lb|at}}, as in English.
* In [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]], it is called {{wikt-lang|mk|мајмунче}} ({{lang|mk-Latn|majmunče}}, {{IPA|mk|ˈmajmuntʃɛ|}}, 'little monkey').
* In [[Malaysia]], it is called {{lang|ms|alias}} when it is used in names and {{wikt-lang|ms|di}} when it is used in email addresses, {{lang|ms|di}} being the [[Malaysian language|Malay]] word for 'at'. It is also commonly used to abbreviate {{wikt-lang|ms|atau}} which means 'or', 'either'.
* In [[Morse code#Letters, numbers, punctuation, prosigns for Morse code and non-Latin variants|Morse code]], it is known as a "[[prosigns for Morse code|commat]]", consisting of the Morse code for the "A" and "C" which run together as one character: {{Morse|dot|dash|dash|dot|dash|dot}}. The symbol was added in 2004 for use with email addresses,<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2004 |title=Morse '@'; character official as of May 3 |url=http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2004-04-30 |website=The ARRL Letter |publisher=[[American Radio Relay League]] |volume=23 |number=18 |access-date=2012-04-18 |archive-date=2011-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105113831/http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2004-04-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> the only official change to Morse code since [[World War I]].
* In [[Nepali language|Nepali]], the symbol is called "at the rate." Commonly, people will give their email addresses by including the phrase "at the rate".{{citation needed |date=October 2019 }}
* In [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], it is officially called {{lang|no|krøllalfa}} ('curly [[alpha]]' or 'alpha twirl'), and commonly as {{lang|no|alfakrøll}}. Sometimes {{lang|da|snabel-a}}, the Swedish/Danish name (which means 'trunk A', as in 'elephant's trunk'), is used. Commonly, people will call the symbol {{IPA|[æt]}} (as in English), particularly when giving their email addresses. The computer manufacturer [[Norsk Data]] used it as the command prompt, and it was often called "grisehale" (pig's tail).
* In [[Persian language|Persian]], it is {{lang|fa|ات}}, {{lang|fa-Latn|at}}, from the English word.
* In [[Polish language|Polish]], it is commonly called {{wikt-lang|pl|małpa}} ('monkey'). Rarely, the English word ''at'' is used. 
* In [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], it is called {{wikt-lang|pt|arroba}} (from the Arabic {{lang|ar-Latn|ar-roub}}, {{wikt-lang |1=ar |2=&rlm;ربع&lrm; |3=اَلرُّبْع }}). The word {{lang|pt|[[arroba]]}} is also used for a weight measure in Portuguese. One arroba is equivalent to 32 old Portuguese pounds, approximately {{convert|14.7|kg|abbr=on}}, and both the weight and the symbol are called {{lang|pt|arroba}}. In Brazil, [[cattle]] are still priced by the {{lang|pt|arroba}}&nbsp;– now rounded to {{convert|15|kg|abbr=on}}. This naming is because the at sign was used to represent this measure.
* In [[Romanian language|Romanian]], it is most commonly called {{lang|ro|at}}, but also colloquially called {{lang|ro|[[wikt:coadă|coadă]] de [[wikt:maimuță|maimuță]]}} ("monkey tail") or {{lang|ro|a-rond}}. The latter is commonly used, and it comes from the word ''round'' (from its shape), but that is nothing like the mathematical symbol {{lang|ro|A-rond}} (rounded A). Others call it {{lang|ro|aron}}, or {{lang|ro|la}} (Romanian word for 'at').
[[File:Basic interpreter on the DVK computer.JPG|thumb|right|@ on a [[DVK]] Soviet computer ({{circa|1984}})]]
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* In [[Russian language|Russian]], it is commonly called {{lang|ru|соба[ч]ка}} ({{lang|ru-Latn|soba[ch]ka}} – '[little] dog').
* In [[Serbian language|Serbian]], it is called {{wikt-lang|sh|луд|лудо А}} ({{lang|sr-Latn|ludo A}} – 'crazy A'), {{wikt-lang|sh|мајмунче}} ({{lang|sr-Latn|majmunče}} – 'little monkey'), or {{wikt-lang|sh|мајмун}} ({{lang|sr-Latn|majmun}} – 'monkey').
* In [[Slovak language|Slovak]], it is called {{wikt-lang|cs|zavináč}} ('rollmop', a pickled fish roll, as in Czech).
* In [[Slovene language|Slovenian]], it is called {{lang|sl|afna}} (an informal word for 'monkey').
* In [[Spanish language|Spanish-speaking]] countries, it is called {{wikt-lang|es|arroba}} (from the Arabic {{lang|ar-Latn|ar-roub}}, which denotes a pre-metric unit of weight). 
* In [[Sámi languages|Sámi]] ([[North Sámi]]), it is called {{lang|se|bussáseaibi}} meaning 'cat's tail'.
* In [[Swedish language|Swedish]], it is called {{wikt-lang|sv|snabel-a}} ('[[elephant]]'s trunk A') or simply {{lang|sv|at}}, as in the English language. Less formally it is also known as {{wikt-lang|sv|kanelbulle}} ('[[cinnamon roll]]') or {{lang|sv|alfakrull}} ('[[alpha]] curl').
* In [[Swiss German]], it is commonly called {{lang|gsw|Affenschwanz}} ('monkey-tail'). However, the use of the English word {{lang|gsw|at}} has become increasingly popular in Swiss German, as with Standard German.{{citation needed |date=October 2019 }}
* In [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], the word {{wikt-lang|tl|at}} means 'and', so the symbol is used like an ampersand in colloquial writing such as text messages (e.g. {{lang|tl|magluto @ kumain}}, 'cook and eat').
* In [[Thai language|Thai]], it is commonly called {{lang|th-Latn|at}}, as in English.
* In [[Turkish language|Turkish]], it is commonly called {{lang|tr|et}}, a variant pronunciation of English ''at''.{{citation needed |date=October 2019 }}<!-- Wiktionary has {{lang|tr|güzel a}}, {{lang|tr|özel a}}, {{lang|tr|salyangoz}}, {{lang|tr|koç}}, {{lang|tr|kuyruklu a}}, {{lang|tr|çengelli a}} but not {{lang|tr|et}} -->
* In [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], it is commonly called {{lang|uk|ет}} ({{lang|uk-Latn|et}} – 'at') or Равлик (ravlyk), which means 'snail'.
* In [[Urdu]], it is {{lang|ur|اٹ}} ({{lang|ur-Latn|at}}).
* In [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]], it is commonly called {{lang|uz|kuchukcha}} ('little dog').<ref>{{cite web |title=@ belgisini nima uchun "kuchukcha" deb ataymiz? |url=https://xabardor.uz/uz/x/455070 |website=Xabardor.uz |access-date=26 February 2024 |language=uz |date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
* In [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]], it is called {{wikt-lang|vi|a còng}} ('bent A') in [[northern Vietnam|the north]] and {{wikt-lang|vi|a móc}} ('hooked A') in [[southern Vietnam|the south]].
* In [[Welsh language|Welsh]], it is sometimes known as a {{lang|cy|malwen}} or {{wikt-lang|cy|malwod|malwoden}} (both meaning "snail").