How To Write the At Symbol (@) on a Laptop

Latest update on February 6, 2020 at 04:07 AM by Aoife McCambridge.

The @ symbol, 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.