Decode the 'weird' symbols on the keyboard

Before you have the Internet, you probably won't pay attention to the strange symbols on the keyboard as well as their history.

Rosette button (*)

This symbol appears in every alphabet, it even appears in the Bible. This symbol can replace any character in the alphabet. In some programming languages, it is used as a separate working code with instructions.

Item icons, sections (§)

When reading any document, you can easily recognize this symbol. It means that a new part in the document will start from here. In some games like Sim City 3, this symbol also means money.

The bizarre symbols on the keyboard have a rather interesting history

USD symbol ($)

This symbol is said to have appeared in the US only a few centuries after the country gained independence from the British colonialists. There are two theories for the appearance of this symbol: some people assume that this is the simplicity of the U overlaying the letter S. While some people assume that this symbol is the result of mixing the S with peso. Anyway, this symbol is being used a lot while trading foreign currencies.

Copyright icon (©)

This is a 'pure American' creation. When the US Senate passed the copyright law in 1909, there was a lot of debate over how to show that their work is copyright protected. Finally the solution to choose the letter C in the circle is accepted.

Symbol &

This is the symbol in shorthand. It is synonymous with the word 'and' . This symbol has existed before Jesus was born. It is made up of combining the words 'e' and 't' into 'et' , meaning 'and' in Latin.

Over the two millennia, the symbols have changed a lot and until now there are still many symbol variations.