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Yen sign
U+00A5 · Latin-1 Supplement
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Meaning and uses
The yen sign, used for the Japanese yen and also for the Chinese yuan. Prices put it before the number, as in ¥1,200.
Unicode details
¥ is the Unicode character named YEN SIGN, code point U+00A5, in the Latin-1 Supplement 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.
| Unicode name | YEN SIGN |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+00A5 |
| Block | Latin-1 Supplement |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A5 |
| UTF-16 | 00A5 |
| HTML | ¥ or ¥ |
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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 00A5 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 “yen sign”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 00a5, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
¥or¥. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\00A5".