Care of
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c/o or ℅, short for "care of" (literally "in the care of," meaning "residing at"), is an abbreviation used for delivery instructions by postal services.
c/o is used below the recipient's name on the address side of a letter and allows delivery to recipients who do not have their own mailbox.[1] Examples include subtenants or residents of hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, and similar facilities.
Depending on the font and size used, the single character ℅ may be less legible than the three characters c/o and can easily be confused with the percent sign %.
See also
[edit]- "Care-of address", a temporary IP address for a mobile device used in Internet routing.
- "In Care Of", Mad Men (season 6), episode 13
References
[edit]- ↑ Beamer, Esther Kihn; Hanna, J. Marshall; Popham, Estelle L. (1949). Effective secretarial practices. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Pub. Co. p. 104.
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