Post-it Note

small piece of paper with a re-adherable strip of glue on its back
Place office_supply Q181331
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Post-it Note

Summary

Post-it Note is an office supply[1]. It draws 1,776 Wikipedia views per month (office_supply category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Post-it Note is credited with the discovery of Spencer Silver[3].
  • Post-it Note's instance of is recorded as office supply[4].
  • Post-it Note's instance of is recorded as invention[5].
  • Post-it Note's instance of is recorded as product category[6].
  • Post-it Note's instance of is recorded as trademark[7].
  • Post-it Note is owned by 3M[8].
  • Post-it Note is made of paper[9].
  • Post-it Note is a type of adhesive paper[10].
  • Post-it Note is a type of stationery[11].
  • Post-it Note's Commons category is recorded as Post-it notes[12].
  • Post-it Note's official website is recorded as https://www.post-it.com/3M/en_US/post-it/[13].
  • Post-it Note's has contributing factor is recorded as Percent Free time[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include office supply[4], invention[5], product category[6], and trademark[7].

History and Context

Post-it Note is owned by 3M[8].

Why It Matters

Post-it Note draws 1,776 Wikipedia views per month (office_supply category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Post-it Note. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/post-it-note
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material paper
    Instance of office supply, invention, product category +1
    Owned by 3M
    Discoverer or inventor Spencer Silver
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558834305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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