The @ symbol, pronounced "at", is widely used on the internet, especially in email addresses. There are various way to type it on a laptop.
The keys that you must press to create this symbol will depend on your operating system (i.e. Windows or Mac), the configuration of the language of your keyboard, and whether or not your laptop has a numeric keypad.
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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