Pound sterling
£ is the Unicode character “POUND SIGN” (U+00A3). It is also known as pound sterling. It belongs to the Latin 1 Supplement block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
£ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+00A3 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | £ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | £ |
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| HTML entityNamed HTML entity | £ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \00A3 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u00A3 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u00A3 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %C2%A3 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | C2 A3 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 00A3 |
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| Alt codeWindows, number pad | Alt + 156 |
How to type £
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 156 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word, type 00A3 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Option + 3.
Or open the Character Viewer with Control + ⌘ + Space.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About £
- Unicode name
- POUND SIGN
- Code point
- U+00A3 (163)
- Block
- Latin 1 Supplement
- Category
- Currency Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1
- Mac shortcut
- Option + 3