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In fact, the symbol meant so much to him that he continued to use it long after he changed his stage name back to Prince… which he did in 2000 when his contract with Warner Bros. finally expired.

Or, rather, the symbol by which he was called since he changed his stage name in 1993. Thankfully, there are three very simple ways to type the Prince symbol easily on your computer.

Under the deal with Warner Bros., Prince's name was trademarked by the company for marketing purposes. So, as a result, in 1993 he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol.