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The currency sign was once a part of the Mac OS Roman character set, but Apple changed the symbol at that code point to the euro sign in Mac OS 8.5.In pre-Unicode Windows character sets (Windows-1252), the generic currency sign was retained at 0xA4 and the euro sign was introduced as a new code point, at 0x80 in the little used (by Microsoft) control-code space 0x80 to 0x9F.
The symbol "£" is in the MacRoman character set and can be generated on most non-UK Mac OS keyboard layouts which do not have a dedicated key for it, typically through: ⌥ Option+3; On UK Apple Mac keyboards, this is reversed, with the "£" symbol on the number 3 key, typed using: ⇧ Shift+3 (and the number sign "#" generated by ⌥ Option+3)
The dollar sign, also known as the peso sign, is a currency symbol consisting of a capital S crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or depending on typeface), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated "dollar" or "peso".
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50, 2,50€ and 2 50.
Symbol Name Currency Notes Unicode ؋ Af ⁄ Afs: afghani Afghan afghani: Af is the singular and Afs is the plural U+060B ؋ AFGHANI SIGN: Ar: ariary Malagasy ariary [1] ฿ baht Thai baht: Also B when ฿ is unavailable U+0E3F ฿ THAI CURRENCY SYMBOL BAHT: B/. balboa Panamanian balboa: Br: birr Ethiopian birr ₿ bitcoin Bitcoin ...
Astronomical symbols – Symbols in astronomy; Chemical symbol – Abbreviations used in chemistry; Chinese punctuation – Punctuation used with Chinese characters; Currency symbol – Symbol used to represent a monetary currency's name; Diacritic – Modifier mark added to a letter (accent marks etc.)
Currency Symbols is a Unicode block containing characters for representing unique monetary signs. Many currency signs can be found in other Unicode blocks, especially when the currency symbol is unique to a country that uses a script not generally used outside that country.
The euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone and adopted, although not required to, by Kosovo and Montenegro.The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996.