Taka sign

Meaning and uses

The taka sign, used for the Bangladeshi taka. Unicode names it the Bengali rupee sign, and it sits in the Bengali block.

Unicode details

৳ is the Unicode character named BENGALI RUPEE SIGN, code point U+09F3, in the Bengali 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 09F3 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 “bengali rupee sign”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 09f3, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ৳. In a CSS content property, use "\09F3".