Currency symbols and what they mean

From the familiar dollar ($) and euro (€) to the less familiar tenge (₸) and lari (₾), here are the world's main currency symbols with their names and ISO 4217 codes.

Main currency symbols

SymbolCurrencyISO code
$Dollar (US and others), peso and othersUSD, CAD, AUD…
€EuroEUR
£Pound sterlingGBP
¥Japanese yen, Chinese yuanJPY, CNY
₩South Korean wonKRW
¢Cent (1/100 of a dollar)—
₹Indian rupeeINR
₽Russian roubleRUB
₺Turkish liraTRY
₴Ukrainian hryvniaUAH
₪Israeli new shekelILS
₫Vietnamese đồngVND
₱Philippine pesoPHP
฿Thai bahtTHB
₦Nigerian nairaNGN
₸Kazakhstani tengeKZT
₮Mongolian tögrögMNT
₼Azerbaijani manatAZN
₾Georgian lariGEL
₭Lao kipLAK
៛Cambodian rielKHR
₲Paraguayan guaraníPYG
₵Ghanaian cediGHS
₡Costa Rican colónCRC
R$Brazilian realBRL
złPolish złotyPLN
KčCzech korunaCZK
krSwedish, Norwegian and Danish krona/kroneSEK, NOK, DKK
FrSwiss francCHF
₿Bitcoin (not a national currency)—
¤Generic currency sign—

Things that trip people up

  • ¥ is shared by the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan. When it matters, write 円 for yen and 元 for yuan, or use the codes JPY and CNY.
  • $ is used by many countries: the US, Canadian and Australian dollars, and the pesos of Mexico and others. In international documents, write US$ or CA$, or use the ISO code.
  • The dollar sign with two vertical strokes is only a font variation of the same character.

Writing amounts

Where the symbol goes, and what separates thousands and decimals, depends on the country.

RegionExample
US, UK$1,234.56 / £1,234.56
Germany, France and most of Europe1.234,56 € or 1 234,56 € (symbol after, comma for decimals)
Korea₩1,234
Japan¥1,234 or 1,234円

Where readers come from different countries, EUR 1,234.56 style with the ISO code is the least ambiguous.

Typing currency symbols

The currency symbols keyboard has every symbol above. Click a button to insert it, or use shortcuts on a computer: Ctrl+E gives €, and each press of Ctrl+L steps through £ → ₤ → ₺ → ₾. Point at a button to see its shortcut. Historic signs such as ₣ (French franc) and ₧ (peseta) are there too.

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