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A wave-like mark of curved strokes, indicating a near-field communication point.
Also known as: Tap here symbol
Sometimes confused with: Contactless symbol
The N-Mark indicates where to tap a device for near-field communication. It is a registered trademark of the NFC Forum, licensed for use on compliant products — so unlike most icons in this area it has an owner and conditions of use.
Marks the point on a device or poster where an NFC tap should be made.
Contexts: Software
Is a trademark of the NFC Forum rather than a free-to-use icon, licensed for use on products that meet the Forum's requirements.
Contexts: Software
Is frequently mistaken for the contactless payment symbol, a separate mark of four nested arcs used by the card schemes for a different, though related, tap interaction.
Contexts: Software
Competes with two other marks for the same job. A terminal may show the four-arc contactless payment mark, the letter N in a stylised wave, or a plain 'tap here' target, and all three mean the same physical action. Nothing requires a terminal to show any particular one.
Contexts: Public information, Software
Related forms that are not treated as separate canonical symbols — see our variant rules.
Stylised N form
The letter N drawn as a wave, used by the NFC Forum and on tags and stickers rather than on payment terminals.
Two curved strokes rising and falling to trace the outline of a capital N, drawn as smooth waves rather than straight lines.
Both mark a tap point, and they are different marks with different owners.