New shekel sign

Meaning and uses

The new shekel sign, used for the Israeli new shekel. It joins the Hebrew initials of the words new and shekel.

Unicode details

₪ is the Unicode character named NEW SHEQEL SIGN, code point U+20AA, in the Currency Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a currency symbol (general category Sc).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ₪

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 20AA and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ₪.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “new sheqel sign”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 20aa, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ₪. In a CSS content property, use "\20AA".