The @ symbol, or the at sign, pronounced "at", is widely used on the internet, especially in email addresses. There are various way to type it on a laptop. However the exact keys that you must press to create the @ symbol, will vary depending on your operating system (Windows or Mac), the configuration language of your keyboard and whether or not your laptop has a numeric keypad. We have the solutions for each of these cases below.
How To Get the @ Symbol on a Windows Laptop
On a laptop with a numeric keypad, press
Ctrl +
Alt +
2, or
Alt +
64.
On an English keyboard for the United States, press
Shift +
2.
On an English keyboard for the UK, use
Shift +
`.
On a Spanish keyboard for Latin America, press
Alt Gr +
Q.
On an international Spanish keyboard, press
Alt Gr +
2.
On an Italian keyboard, press
Alt Gr +
Q.
On a French keyboard, press
Alt Gr +
à.
How To Get the @ Symbol on a Mac
On an English keyboard, press
Shift +
2.
On a Spanish-language keyboard, press
Alt +
2:
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