This comes from the shorthand of a guy named Marcus Tullius Tiro who lived way back in the first century AD. It’s a ligature for the Latin word et. Many use it to mean ‘and’ and it is also used in the names of companies. Like Barnum & Bailey.
Typography Monday! The Ampersand
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