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paper clip

metal device to hold papers together
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paper clip
Thomas Wydra · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

paper clip ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,704 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Made from material: steel[2]
  • Subclass of: clip[3], stationery[4]
  • Commons category: Paperclips[5]
  • Unicode character: 📎[6], 🖇[7]
  • Different from: staple[8]
  • MCN code: 9018.90.95[9]
  • Diameter: 0.78 millimetre[10]

Why It Matters

paper clip has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . onlinemetals.com. onlinemetals.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). paper clip. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/paper-clip
MLA “paper clip.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/paper-clip.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_paper-clip_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{paper clip}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/paper-clip}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → clip, stationery
    Made from material → steel
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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