Equal parts decorative and functional. Designer Tony Ruth recommends “using it to clamp verbally associated objects together into some sort of visual pun: bacon and eggs, salt and pepper, turner and hooch.”

Ugmonk’s now-classic And Then I Woke Up t-shirt gets a fleece hoodie version with the same black-on-grey colorway; it’s a sans serif version of Snakes & Suits Ampersand hoodie.

Because you can never have too many conjunctions: this Ampersand Hoodie is part of Snakes & Suits’ new fall line, and bears their signature “&” on an AA flex fleece zip hoodie.

Add your initials, a serial number, or other identifying text to your projects with these heavy-duty steel stamps. Hit them with a hammer to leave an impression in wood, leather, or soft metal. Each 36-piece set includes letters from A to Z, numbers 0 to 8 (9 is 6 upside-down), and an ampersand. Choose from 1/4″ or 5/16″ sizes.

Austin McConnell talks about 10 letters that have been cut out of the English alphabet. Learn about the somewhat familiar æ, the ampersand – which apparently was a letter – and a bombshell: the “ye” in “ye olde…” is actually pronounced “the.”