¥
YEN SIGN
Overview
The yen sign (¥) is the currency symbol of the Japanese yen and, historically, the Chinese yuan. Located at U+00A5 in the Latin-1 Supplement block, it is classified as a currency symbol and written in HTML as ¥. Formed from the letter Y crossed by one or two horizontal strokes, it precedes monetary amounts in Japanese financial and everyday text and remains one of the most widely used currency symbols in East Asian commerce.
On this page
Encoding Table
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+00A5 | |
| decimal | 165 | |
| htmldecimal | ¥ | |
| htmlhex | ¥ | |
| css | \00A5 | |
| javascript | \u{A5} | |
| python | \u00a5 | |
| java | \u00A5 | |
| go | \u00A5 | |
| ruby | \u{A5} | |
| rust | \u{A5} | |
| ccpp | \u00a5 | |
| urlencoded | %C2%A5 | |
| utf8bytes | c2 a5 | |
| utf16bebytes | 00 a5 | |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 00 a5 | |
| htmlentity | ¥ |
How to Use
HTML:
¥
or
¥
CSS:
content: "\00A5"
JavaScript:
"\u{A5}"
Python:
"\u00a5"
Properties
- Block
- Latin-1 Supplement
- Script
- Zyyy
- Category
- Currency Symbol (Sc)
- Bidirectional
- ET
- Combining
- 0
- Mirrored
- No
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ¥ character (YEN SIGN)?
¥ (YEN SIGN) is the Unicode character U+00A5.
What is the Unicode codepoint of YEN SIGN?
The YEN SIGN character (¥) has codepoint U+00A5.
How do I type or copy YEN SIGN?
Copy ¥ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.