National Ampersand Day (Sept. 8)

Ampersand Day Logo

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Hel­lo & thanks for stop­ping by. I’m Chaz DeS­i­mone, founder of Amper­Art.

A year or two after cre­at­ing Amper­Art, I dis­cov­ered a very inter­est­ing & enter­tain­ing web­site, Nation​al​Day​Cal​en​dar​.com, which gave me the idea to “acknowl­edge & applaud the amper­sand” with its own spe­cial day. I designed the offi­cial logo, above, & des­ig­nat­ed Sep­tem­ber 8 as Nation­al Amper­sand Day.

Why this par­tic­u­lar date? It was appar­ent sev­er­al of the char­ac­ters in “Sep­tem­ber 8” can be clev­er­ly dis­guised as amper­sands when cer­tain fonts are used, like this:

 

Ampersand Day logo

 

For you typophiles & hard­core amper­fans, here are the fonts & font fam­i­lies used for the amper­sands in the SEPTEMBER 8 typogram*:

Typestyles used in SEPTEMBER 8

*A typogram is the delib­er­ate use of typog­ra­phy to express an idea visu­al­ly, such as “adddi­tion” & “UPPER&lowercase.” The above ren­dered “SEPTEMBER 8” would be a true typogram if it spelled “AMPERSAND” with amper­sands, but since there’s no term for spelling a date with amper­sands we’ll call this a typogram & get away with it, since it does visu­al­ly express what the date stands for.

 

National Ampersand Day logo

While we’re at it, here are the font fam­i­lies used in the offi­cial Nation­al Amper­sand Day logo:

National Ampersand Day logo type specs

Do you know any September 8 birthdays?

Wish some­one spe­cial a HAPPY AMPERSAND BIRTHDAY on Sep­tem­ber 8. Send them this link & they’ll see how fun & spe­cial their birth­day real­ly is! 

 amper​art​.com/​h​a​p​p​y​-​b​i​r​t​h​d​a​y​-​a​m​p​e​r​s​a​n​d​-​dayHappy Ampersand Birthday

Do you know a Birth­day Boy or a Birth­day Girl whose spe­cial day falls on Nation­al Amper­sand Day, Sep­tem­ber 8? Send them this link to their own Birth­day Page fea­tur­ing the styl­ish greet­ing you see above & fun facts about the amper­sand:

amper​art​.com/​h​a​p​p​y​-​b​i​r​t​h​d​a​y​-​a​m​p​e​r​s​a​n​d​-​day

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MORE ABOUT THE AMPERSAND:

Did You Know…

&  The amper­sand used to be the last let­ter of the alpha­bet?

&  The amper­sand is a lig­a­ture of “e” & “t”? That’s “et” in Latin, mean­ing “and.”

&  The word “amper­sand” is a slur­ring of “real words” run togeth­er over time?

&  The plus sign is actu­al­ly an amper­sand?

Read about these & oth­er fun facts here.

ENJOY THE FUN & FABULOUS AMPERSAND
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Applaud the Ampersand

Cel­e­brate Nation­al Amper­sand Day by hav­ing fun with it:

&  Use lots & lots of amper­sands!

&  Sub­sti­tute “&” for “and” in every­thing you write.

&  Think of syl­la­ble replace­ments such as &roid, c&elabra, b&.

&  Send friends whose names con­tain “and” a spe­cial note — &y, &rea, Alex&er, Gr&ma.

&  Design new styles of amper­sands. (Remem­ber, the amper­sand rep­re­sents the let­ters “et.”)

&  Use #Amper­sand­Day & #Amper­Art on social media.

&  Tell your friends to vis­it Amper​Art​.com.

&  Send any­one whose birth­day is Sep­tem­ber 8 this Hap­py Birth­day link: 
      amper​art​.com/​h​a​p​p​y​-​b​i​r​t​h​d​a​y​-​a​m​p​e​r​s​a​n​d​-​day

Every Day Is Special

Vis­it Nation­al Day Cal­en­dar to see all the observed days of the year. Which one falls on your birth­day?

There are cel­e­bra­tions for:

  • Nation­al Cream Puff Day
  • Nation­al Rub­ber Ducky Day
  • Nation­al Hat Day
  • Nation­al Show­er with a Friend Day
  • Nation­al Home­made Soup Day
  • Nation­al Bagel Day
  • Nation­al Hug a G.I. Day
  • Naiton­al Proof­read­ing Day
  • Nation­al Bar­bie Day
  • World Autism Aware­ness Day
  • Nation­al Peanut But­ter & Jel­ly Day
  • Nation­al Tweed Day
  • Nation­al Star Wars Day
  • Nation­al Car­toon­ists Day
  • Nation­al Bike to School Day
  • Nation­al Olive Day
  • Nation­al Go Bare­foot Day
  • Nation­al Weed Your Gar­den Day
  • Nation­al Beans ‘N’ Franks Day
  • Nation­al Coun­try Music Day
  • Nation­al Nude Day
  • Nation­al Root Beer Float Day
  • Nation­al Col­or­ing Book Day
  • Nation­al Coast Guard Day
  • Nation­al Beer Lovers Day
  • Nation­al Hug Your Boss Day
  • Nation­al Swap Ideas Day
  • Nation­al Home­made Cook­ies Day
  • Nation­al Techies Day
  • Nation­al Mad Hat­ter Day
  • Nation­al Par­ents as Teach­ers Day
  • Nation­al Cap­puc­ci­no Day
  • Nation­al Cook For Your Pets Day
  • Nation­al Vio­lin Day
  • Nation­al Card Play­ing Day
  • Nation­al Cham­pagne Day

…and hun­dreds more.

Order a Nation­al Day Wall Cal­en­dar or sub­scribe to their free announce­ment emails & nev­er miss one of your favorite Nation­al Days again. Find your favorite days to cel­e­brate at Nation​al​Day​Cal​en​dar​.com.

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