£
POUND SIGN
Overview
£ is the POUND SIGN, the currency symbol of the British pound sterling and several related currencies. It occupies U+00A3 in the Latin-1 Supplement block, is classified as a currency symbol, and is written in HTML as £. Derived from a stylized letter L for the Latin libra, it precedes monetary amounts in the United Kingdom and other territories, and its inclusion in the Latin-1 range reflects its everyday importance in English-language commerce.
On this page
Encoding Table
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+00A3 | |
| decimal | 163 | |
| htmldecimal | £ | |
| htmlhex | £ | |
| css | \00A3 | |
| javascript | \u{A3} | |
| python | \u00a3 | |
| java | \u00A3 | |
| go | \u00A3 | |
| ruby | \u{A3} | |
| rust | \u{A3} | |
| ccpp | \u00a3 | |
| urlencoded | %C2%A3 | |
| utf8bytes | c2 a3 | |
| utf16bebytes | 00 a3 | |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 a3 | |
| htmlentity | £ |
How to Use
HTML:
£
or
£
CSS:
content: "\00A3"
JavaScript:
"\u{A3}"
Python:
"\u00a3"
Properties
- Block
- Latin-1 Supplement
- Script
- Zyyy
- Category
- Currency Symbol (Sc)
- Bidirectional
- ET
- Combining
- 0
- Mirrored
- No
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the £ character (POUND SIGN)?
£ (POUND SIGN) is the Unicode character U+00A3.
What is the Unicode codepoint of POUND SIGN?
The POUND SIGN character (£) has codepoint U+00A3.
How do I type or copy POUND SIGN?
Copy £ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.