Codes for Currency Symbols

How To Insert a Currency Symbol

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The easiest way to insert a currency symbol is to copy and paste the one you need from the list below. If you're using a Microsoft Office program (e.g., Word or PowerPoint), you can also use the "Alt Code" method.

Here is an explanation of how to insert the "euro" symbol (€).

(Method 1) Copy and paste the symbol.

Click on the currency symbol you need from the list below. Press the "Copy" button, and then paste the symbol into your document. Here is the € symbol as an example:

€

Alt 8364

€

\20AC

€

U+020AC

euro sign

(Method 2) Use the "Alt Code."

Every currency symbol has an Alt Code. The Alt Code for the euro" symbol above is 8364. If you have a keyboard with a numeric pad, you can use this method. Simply hold down the Alt key and type the number. When you lift the Alt key, the symbol appears. ("Num Lock" must be on.)

Video Explaining How to Insert Special Symbols

This video explains 7 ways to insert a special symbol into an MS Office application (e.g., Word) or a website using HTML, CSS, or JavaScript:

More Methods

There are six more ways to get the currency symbol you need. The other methods are a little more complicated and are typically used by programmers or graphic designers. Methods 3-8 are shown below the list of currency symbols.

Currency Symbols

Click on a symbol to copy it and to see its Alt Code, HTML Code, HTML Entity, CSS Code, Hex Code, Unicode, and formal name. Also, click on the link to learn more about the symbol or to create an image of the symbol.

Common Currency Symbols

Alt 36

&dollar;

\0024

U+00024

dollar sign

€

Alt 8364

€

\20AC

€

U+020AC

euro sign

Alt 162

\00A2

U+000A2

cent sign

Alt 163

\00A3

U+000A3

pound sign

Alt 165

\00A5

U+000A5

yen sign

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More Currency Symbols

Alt 1423

none

\058F

U+0058F

Armenian dram sign

Alt 1547

none

\060B

U+0060B

Afghani sign

Alt 2046

none

\07FE

U+007FE

nko dorome sign

Alt 2047

none

\07FF

U+007FF

nko taman sign

৲

Alt 2546

৲

none

\09F2

৲

U+009F2

Bengali rupee mark

৳

Alt 2547

৳

none

\09F3

৳

U+009F3

Bengali rupee sign

৻

Alt 2555

৻

none

\09FB

৻

U+009FB

Bengali ganda mark

૱

Alt 2801

૱

none

\0AF1

૱

U+00AF1

Gujarati rupee sign

௹

Alt 3065

௹

none

\0BF9

௹

U+00BF9

Tamil rupee sign

฿

Alt 3647

฿

none

\0E3F

฿

U+00E3F

Thai currency symbol baht

៛

Alt 6107

៛

none

\17DB

៛

U+017DB

Khmer currency symbol riel

₡

Alt 8353

₡

none

\20A1

₡

U+020A1

colon sign

₦

Alt 8358

₦

none

\20A6

₦

U+020A6

naira sign

₨

Alt 8360

₨

none

\20A8

₨

U+020A8

rupee sign

₩

Alt 8361

₩

none

\20A9

₩

U+020A9

won sign

₪

Alt 8362

₪

none

\20AA

₪

U+020AA

new sheqel sign

₫

Alt 8363

₫

none

\20AB

₫

U+020AB

dong sign

₭

Alt 8365

₭

none

\20AD

₭

U+020AD

kip sign

₮

Alt 8366

₮

none

\20AE

₮

U+020AE

tugrik sign

₱

Alt 8369

₱

none

\20B1

₱

U+020B1

peso sign

₲

Alt 8370

₲

none

\20B2

₲

U+020B2

guarani sign

₴

Alt 8372

₴

none

\20B4

₴

U+020B4

hryvnia sign

₵

Alt 8373

₵

none

\20B5

₵

U+020B5

cedi sign

₸

Alt 8376

₸

none

\20B8

₸

U+020B8

tenge sign

₹

Alt 8377

₹

none

\20B9

₹

U+020B9

Indian rupee sign

₺

Alt 8378

₺

none

\20BA

₺

U+020BA

Turkish lira sign

₻

Alt 8379

₻

none

\20BB

₻

U+020BB

Nordic mark sign

₼

Alt 8380

₼

none

\20BC

₼

U+020BC

manat sign

₽

Alt 8381

₽

none

\20BD

₽

U+020BD

ruble sign

₾

Alt 8382

₾

none

\20BE

₾

U+020BE

lari sign

₿

Alt 8383

₿

none

\20BF

₿

U+020BF

bitcoin sign

꠸

Alt 43064

꠸

none

\A838

꠸

U+0A838

North Indic rupee mark

﷼

Alt 65020

﷼

none

\FDFC

﷼

U+0FDFC

rial sign

﹩

Alt 65129

﹩

none

\FE69

﹩

U+0FE69

small dollar sign

＄

Alt 65284

＄

none

\FF04

＄

U+0FF04

full width dollar sign

￠

Alt 65504

￠

none

\FFE0

￠

U+0FFE0

full width cent sign

￡

Alt 65505

￡

none

\FFE1

￡

U+0FFE1

full width pound sign

￥

Alt 65509

￥

none

\FFE5

￥

U+0FFE5

full width yen sign

￦

Alt 65510

￦

none

\FFE6

￦

U+0FFE6

full width won sign

𞲰

Alt 126128

𞲰

none

\1ECB0

𞲰

U+1ECB0

Indic siyaq rupee mark

Alt 164

\00A4

U+000A4

currency sign

More Methods for Inserting a Currency Symbol

(Method 3) Use the HTML Decimal Code (for webpages).

HTML Text	Output
€49.95	€49.95

(Method 4) Use the HTML Entity Code (for webpages).

HTML Text	Output
€49.95	€49.95

(Method 5) Use the CSS Code (for webpages).

CSS and HTML Text	Output
<style> span:before { content: "\20AC";} </style> <span>49.95</span>	€49.95

(Method 6) Use the HTML Hex Code (for webpages).

HTML Text	Output
€49.95	€49.95

(Method 7) Use the Unicode (for various, e.g. Microsoft Office, JavaScript, Perl).

The Unicode for € is U+020AC. The important part is the hexadecimal number after the U+, which is used in various formats. For example, in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint), do the following:

Type	Output
20AC [Hold down Alt] [Press x]	€ (The 20AC turns into €. Note that you can omit any leading zeros.)

In JavaScript, the syntax is \uXXXX. So, our example would be \u20AC. (Note that the format is 4 hexadecimal characters.)

JavaScript Text	Output
let str = "\u20AC" document.write("My symbol: " + str)	My symbol: €

To see the formats for C, C++, Java, Perl, and Python, click on the symbol you need from the list below and follow the link.

(Method 8) Use an Image (for various).

HTML Text	Output
<img src = "myImg.png"/>	€

Click on the currency symbol you need from the list of currency symbols below and follow the link at the bottom of the details box. On the new page, there is a widget for creating images of the arrow in different sizes and fonts.

See the page for the € symbol.