Common Symbols and Abbreviations

Common Symbols and Abbreviations Symbol/Abbrev. What it stands for

Symbol/Abbrev.

What it stands for

+, &

and, plus

♥

Alt 3

love, heart

++

much, many, a lot of, excessive

☼

Alt 15

sun

=

equals, is, are

♪

Alt 13

music, notes, song

does not equal, is/are not

e.g.

for example (Latin “exempli gratia”)

≈

approximately, about

ex

example

∆

change, change in (delta symbol)

i.e.

that is (Latin “id est”)

>

greater than, more, larger

cf

compare (Latin “confer”)