title: What does @ before a variable (@$variable) in laravel blade template?
body: <p>I have seen people write @ symbol before a varible in blade templates and even in controller:</p>
  <pre><code>@php
      $words = explode(&quot; &quot;, $beneficiary-&gt;name);
      $acronym = &quot;&quot;;
      $acronym .= @$words[0][0] . @$words[1][0];
  @endphp
  </code></pre>
  <p>and then:</p>
  <pre><code>&lt;h5 class=&quot;card-title mb-1 thumb&quot;&gt;{{ $acronym }}&lt;/h5&gt;
  </code></pre>
  <p>Can someone explain what is it for?</p>