# & U+0026 AMPERSAND

- = and
- • originally derived from a ligature of 'e' and 't'
- → [U+204A ⁊ TIRONIAN SIGN ET](/unicode/U+204A.md)
- → [U+214B ⅋ TURNED AMPERSAND](/unicode/U+214B.md)
- → [U+1F674 🙴 HEAVY AMPERSAND ORNAMENT](/unicode/U+1F674.md)