Ampersands

As mentioned in our abbre­vi­a­tions section, the ampersand is a replacement for ​“and.” It should only be used in official names, nav­i­ga­tion­al labels and short, title case headlines. 

We don’t use ampersands in subheadings or body copy for a few reasons:

• It’s not AP Style.
• You might acci­den­tal­ly switch from the symbol to ​“and,” especially in longer pieces. Things could get messy. 
• Using the symbol draws the reader’s attention to the most incon­se­quen­tial word in your writing. Don’t give it the satisfaction.