©
Copyright Sign
- Unicode
- U+A9
- Category
- Punctuation
- HTML Entity
- ©
- CSS
- \A9
The Copyright Sign (©) is a universally recognized symbol used to indicate that an original work is legally protected by copyright. Widely seen in website footers, book publishing, and software, it helps creators claim ownership over their intellectual property. The symbol became standard internationally following the Universal Copyright Convention in 1952.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+0169
- macOS
- Option+G
- Linux
- Compose + o + c
- HTML
- ©
In Programming
In software development, the copyright symbol is frequently included at the top of source code files within license headers to declare the legal ownership of the codebase.
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