What is the Alt code for the at symbol?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 64 on the numeric keypad (Alt+64), or use Alt+0064 for the same result.

How do I type @ on a UK keyboard?

Press Shift + ' (the apostrophe key), not Shift+2. UK layout swaps these compared to a US keyboard, where Shift+2 produces a quotation mark instead.

How do I type @ on a German or Spanish keyboard?

Press AltGr+Q. On these QWERTZ/QWERTY layouts the Q key doubles as the @ position when AltGr is held.

How do I type @ on a French AZERTY keyboard?

Press AltGr+0 (the zero key, which also shows à). French keyboards place @ on that key rather than on 2.

What is the HTML entity for the at symbol?

A raw @ never needs escaping in HTML text, but the named entity &commat; or the numeric entity @ work anywhere a literal @ gets filtered or misread.

What is the Unicode code point for the at symbol?

The standard @ is U+0040. A fullwidth version used in CJK typesetting exists at U+FF20 (＠).

Why does @ separate the parts of an email address?

Ray Tomlinson picked it for the first networked email in 1971 because @ already meant "at" in commerce and never appeared in a person's name, so it could not be confused with the username.

At Symbol

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Copy the at symbol (@) and find its Alt code, Unicode value, and keyboard shortcut for any keyboard layout.

At Symbol

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Formats

Character @

Unicode U+0040

HTML entity &commat;

HTML decimal @

CSS escape \0040

URL encoded %40

Click any row to copy that exact string.

Keyboard Shortcuts

System / layout	Shortcut	Notes
Windows (Alt code)		Hold Alt, type 64 on the numeric keypad.
Windows (Unicode)		Same result using the 4-digit code.
US keyboard (Win/Mac)		Standard shifted key on a US layout.
UK keyboard		On UK layout, Shift+2 types a quotation mark instead.
German / Spanish keyboard		QWERTZ/QWERTY layouts place @ on the Q key with AltGr.
French AZERTY keyboard		The 0 key (also à) doubles as @ with AltGr.
Linux (GTK)		Type the hex code, then press Enter or Space.
Microsoft Word		Type 0040 then press Alt+X to convert it.

Try it

Combine a username and domain into an email-style string and copy the result.

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Summary

Copy the at symbol (@) and find its Alt code, Unicode value, and keyboard shortcut for any keyboard layout.

How it works

Click the large @ symbol to copy the plain character to your clipboard.
Or click any row in the Formats list to copy that exact encoded form (Unicode, HTML entity, URL encoding).
Switch to the Fullwidth tab to copy the wide CJK-width variant instead.
Check the keyboard shortcut table for your OS and keyboard layout — the @ key moves around by country.
Use the "Try it" box to combine a username and domain into an email address and copy the result.

Use cases

Insert an email separator without an editor turning it into a mention link.
Type @ on a keyboard layout where it is not Shift+2, such as UK, German, French, or Spanish.
Copy the fullwidth ＠ for CJK typesetting alongside wide characters.
Insert the HTML entity &commat; when a raw @ gets stripped by a text filter.
Escape @ as %40 in a URL query string or a mailto link.
Look up the Alt code for pasting into legacy software that blocks copy-paste.
Build a quick username@domain string for a test account or example.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: 2026-07-22 · Reviewed by Nham Vu