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paper clip

metal device to hold papers together
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paper clip
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paper clip

Summary

paper clip ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • paper clip is made of steel[2].
  • paper clip is a type of clip[3].
  • paper clip is a type of stationery[4].
  • paper clip's Commons category is recorded as Paperclips[5].
  • paper clip's Unicode character is recorded as 📎[6].
  • paper clip's Unicode character is recorded as 🖇[7].
  • paper clip's different from is recorded as staple[8].
  • paper clip's MCN code is recorded as 9018.90.95[9].
  • paper clip's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+0.78'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include clip[3] and stationery[4].

Why It Matters

paper clip ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,059 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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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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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: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 6d 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)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563177405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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