German Penny Sign

Unicode U+20B0 · Category: Currency
Character
NameGerman Penny Sign
Unicode Code PointU+20B0
Decimal Value8368
Hex Value0x20B0
CategoryCurrency
Windows Alt CodeNot available — use copy/paste
Word Alt+X Code20B0 + Alt+X
Mac ShortcutNot available — use copy/paste
HTML Entity₰
HTML Code (Dec / Hex)₰ / ₰
CSS Content Codecontent: "\20B0";
JavaScript Unicode Escape"\u{20B0}"

About German Penny Sign

German Penny Sign is the standard symbol for its currency, used in pricing, invoices, financial reporting, and accounting software worldwide.

Unicode block: Currency Symbols (U+20A0–U+20CF). This dedicated Unicode block was created because currency symbols kept needing new entries as countries introduced new currencies — the Euro sign (€) itself was added to Unicode only after its 1999 introduction.

At Unicode code point U+20B0 (decimal 8368), German Penny Sign is the 17th of 33 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, like most characters outside the 0–255 legacy codepage range, it has no dedicated Alt-code or single-key shortcut on Windows or Mac, so copy-paste is the standard, universal method for typing it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.

💡 Good to know: Placement conventions differ by locale — some currencies place the symbol before the number (e.g. $10), others after (e.g. 10 €) — follow local formatting conventions in financial documents.

How to Type German Penny Sign

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Windows

No alt code available — click the copy button above and paste with Ctrl+V.

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Mac

No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.

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Copy & Paste

Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.

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Web / HTML

Use the entity ₰ in your HTML.

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