Why is the @ symbol used in node modules?

Question

npm

What does the @ symbol mean in a package name?

Answer 1

https://docs.npmjs.com/creating-and-publishing-sc...

Answer 2

Namespace is added, private packages are marked this way by default: @company_name/package_name but if you set a flag when publishing, then you can make it public, I do this in cases where I fork someone else's lib, and the author is in no hurry to merge pr, or for public packages that published under the company's account.