Different currency symbols and signs of the world

Every world currency has an assigned code, used on currency exchange markets, and a currency code symbol which is typically used when pricing goods in a store, or dishes in a restaurant for example. Some of them might be familiar - some less so. If you’re wondering which currency symbol you need, we have you covered.

Wherever you’re off to, here’s all you need to know about some of the different currency symbols of the world.

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List of currency symbols: Europe List of currency symbols: the Americas List of currency symbols: Middle East List of currency symbols: Africa List of currency symbols: Asia & The Pacific region List of currency symbols: Cryptocurrencies List of currency symbol shortcuts on keyboard How to insert currency symbols in MS Word and Excel How to insert currency signs in Google Docs and Sheets

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Different currency symbols and signs of the world

Currency symbols are a quick and easy way to show specific currency names in a written form. It’s a convenient shorthand, replacing the words with a graphic symbol for ease - for example $40 instead of the full version - 40 US dollars. It’s worth noting that currency symbols are fairly standardised, but do have small variations. For example, the symbol for USD could be written with 2 vertical lines instead of 1, without any change to the meaning.

When travelling somewhere new, it’s helpful to recognise the currency symbol as you’re likely to see it on restaurant menus, or in stores. You might also need to know how to type currency symbols - as only a small number are displayed on the average computer keyboard.

Do I write the currency symbol before or after the sum?

This depends on the currency and the local custom. Some currencies are fairly consistently written before the amount - especially in English-speaking countries and South America. So in the US, for example, you’d see an amount written as $100.

However, in some European countries it is common to use the symbol at the end of the amount - so you might see 50€ written in France or Germany.

In other places, you’ll find the currency symbol in the place you might expect a decimal separator, so 20$00, for example.

List of currency symbols: Europe

Currency symbol	Currency	Country	Currency code
€	Euro	Euro area countries	EUR
L	Albanian lek	Albania	ALL
Br	Belarusian ruble	Belarus	BYN
KM	Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark	Bosnia and Herzegovina	BAM
лв	Bulgarian lev	Bulgaria	BGN
kn	Croatian kuna	Croatia	HRK
Kč	Czech koruna	Czechia	CZK
kr	Danish krone	Denmark	DKK
kn	Croatian Kuna	Croatia	HRK
₾	Georgian lari	Georgia	GEL
kr	Danish krone	Greenland	DKK
ft	Hungarian forint	Hungary	HUF
kr, Íkr	Icelandic króna	Iceland	ISK
CHF	Swiss franc	Liechtenstein	CHF
L	Moldovan leu	Moldova	MDL
ден	Second Macedonian denar	North Macedonia	MKD
kr	Norwegian krone	Norway	NOK
zł	Polish zloty	Poland	PLN
lei	Romanian leu	Romania	RON
₽	Russian ruble	Russia	RUB
RSD	Serbian dinar	Serbia	RSD
kr	Swedish krona	Sweden	SEK
CHF	Swiss franc	Switzerland	CHF
₺	Turkish lira	Turkey	TRY
₴	Ukrainian hryvna	Ukraine	UAH
£	Pounds sterling	United Kingdom	GBP

List of currency symbols: the Americas

Currency symbol	Currency	Country	Currency code
$	United States Dollar	US Dollar countries	USD
$	East Caribbean dollar	OECS countries	XCD
ƒ	Aruban florin	Aruba	AWG
$	Argentine peso	Argentina	ARS
B$	Bahamian dollar	The Bahamas	BSD
$	Barbadian dollar	Barbados	BBD
$	Bermudian dollar	Bermuda	BMD
BZ$	Belize dollar	Belize	BZD
Bs	Bolivian boliviano	Bolivia	BOB
R$	Brazilian real	Brazil	BRL
CA$	Canadian dollar	Canada	CAD
CI$	Cayman Islands dollar	Cayman Islands	KYD
$	Chilean peso	Chile	CLP
$	Colombian peso	Colombia	COP
₡	Costa Rican colón	Costa Rica	CRC
CUC$	Cuban peso	Cuba	CUP
ƒ	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Curaçao	ANG
RD$	Dominican peso	Dominican Republic	DOP
FK£	Falkland Islands pound	Falkland Islands	FKP
Q	Guatemalan quetzal	Guatemala	GTQ
G$	Guyanese dollar	Guyana	GYD
G	Haitian gourde	Haiti	HTG
L	Honduran lempira	Honduras	HNL
J$	Jamaican dollar	Jamaica	JMD
$	Mexican peso	Mexico	MXN
C$	Nicaraguan córdoba	Nicaragua	NIO
B/.	Panamanian balboa	Panama	PAB
₲	Paraguayan guaraní	Paraguay	PYG
S/.	Peruvian sol	Peru	PEN
ƒ	Netherlands Antillean guilder	Sint Maarten	ANG
Sr$	Surinamese dollar	Suriname	SRD
TT$	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	Trinidad and Tobago	TTD
$U	Uruguayan peso	Uruguay	UYU
Bs.	Venezuelan bolívar	Venezuela	VED

List of currency symbols: Middle East

Currency symbol	Currency	Country	Currency code
؋	Afghan afghani	Afghanistan	AFN
֏, դր	Armenian dram	Armenia	AMD
₼	Azerbaijani manat	Azerbaijan	AZN
.د.ب	Bahraini dinar	Bahrain	BHD
€	Euro	Cyprus	EUR
ლარი	Lari	Georgia	GEL
ع.د	Iraqi dinar	Iraq	IQD
﷼	Iranian rial	Iran	IRR
₪	Israeli new shekel	Israel	ILS
ينار	Jordanian dinar	Jordan	JOD
ك	Kuwaiti dinar	Kuwait	KWD
ل.ل	Lebanese pound	Lebanon	LBP
₪	Israeli shekel	Palestine	ILS
£S	Syrian pound	Syria	SYP
AED	Emirati dirham	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	AED
₪	Israeli shekel	Israel	ILS
ر.ع	Omani rial	Oman	OMR
ر.ق	Qatari riyal	Qatar	QAR
SR	Saudi riyal	Saudi Arabia	SAR
﷼	Yemeni rial	Yemen	YER

List of currency symbols: Africa

Currency symbol	Currency	Country	Currency code
FCFA	CFA franc	West Africa	XAF
CFA	CFA franc	Central Africa	XOF
دج	Algerian dinar	Algeria	DZD
Kz	Angolan kwanza	Angola	AOA
P	Botswana pula	Botswana	BWP
FBu	Burundian franc	Burundi	BIF
CVE	Cape Verdean escudo	Cabo Verde	CVE
CF	Comorian franc	Comoros	KMF
FC	Congolese franc	Democratic Republic of the Congo	CDF
Fdj	Djiboutian franc	Djibouti	DJF
E£	Egyptian pound	Egypt	EGP
Nkf	Eritrean nakfa	Eritrea	ERN
Br	Ethiopian birr	Ethiopia	ETB
L	Lilangeni	Eswatini	SZL
D	Dalasi	Gambia	GMD
GH₵	Ghanaian cedi	Ghana	GHS
FG	Guinean franc	Guinea	GNF
KSh	Kenyan shilling	Kenya	KES
L	Lesotho loti	Lesotho	LSL
LD$	Liberian dollar	Liberia	LRD
LD	Libyan dinar	Libya	LYD
Ar	Malagasy ariary	Madagascar	MGA
K	Malawian kwacha	Malawi	MWK
₨	Mauritian rupee	Mauritius	MUR
UM	Ouguiya	Mauritania	MRU
DH	Moroccan dirham	Morocco	MAD
MT	Mozambican metical	Mozambique	MZN
N$	Namibian dollar	Namibia	NAD
₦	Nigerian naira	Nigeria	NGN
R₣	Rwandan franc	Rwanda	RWF
Db	São Tomé and Príncipe dobra	Sao Tome and Principe	STN
SR	Seychellois rupee	Seychelles	SCR
Le	Sierra Leonean leone	Sierra Leone	SLL
Sh.So.	Somali shilling	Somalia	SOS
R	South african rand	South Africa	ZAR
SS£	South Sudanese pound	South Sudan	SSP
SDG	Sudanese pound	Sudan	SDG
TSh	Tanzanian shilling	Tanzania	TZS
د.ت	Tunisian dinar	Tunisia	TND
USh	Ugandan shilling	Uganda	UGX
$	United States Dollar	Zimbabwe	USD

List of currency symbols: Asia & The Pacific region

Currency symbol	Currency	Country	Currency code
A$	Australian dollar	Australia	AUD
৳	Bangladeshi taka	Bangladesh	BDT
Nu	Bhutanese ngultrum	Bhutan	BTN
B$	Brunei dollar	Brunei	BND
៛	Cambodian riel	Cambodia	KHR
¥ /元	Chinese yuan	China	CNY
$ / HK$ / “元”	Hong Kong dollar	Hong Kong	HKD
Rp	Indonesian rupiah	Indonesia	IDR
₹	Indian rupee	India	INR
¥	Japanese yen	Japan	JPY
₸	Kazakhstani tenge	Kazakhstan	KZT
som	Kyrgyzstani som	Kyrgyzstan	KGS
₭	Lao kip	Laos	LAK
MOP$	Macanese pataca	Macau	MOP
RM	Malaysian ringgit	Malaysia	MYR
MRf	Maldivian rufiyaa	Maldives	MVR
₮	Mongolian tögrög	Mongolia	MNT
K	Kyat	Myanmar	MMK
Rs	Nepalese rupee	Nepal	NPR
$	New Zealand dollar	New Zealand	NZD
₩	North Korean won	North Korea	KPW
Rs	Pakistani rupee	Pakistan	PKR
₱	Philippine peso	Philippines	PHP
S$	Singapore dollar	Singapore	SGD
₩	South Korean won	South Korea	KRW
Rs	Sri Lankan rupee	Sri Lanka	LKR
NT$	New Taiwan dollar	Taiwan	TWD
TJS	Somoni	Tajikistan	TJS
US$	US Dollar	Timor-Leste	USD
฿	Thai baht	Thailand	THB
m	Turkmen new manat	Turkmenistan	TMT
som	Uzbekistan som	Uzbekistan	UZS
₫	Vietnamese đồng	Vietnam	VND

List of currency symbols: Cryptocurrencies

Most cryptocurrencies like Monero, Litecoin and Ethereum use existing characters to mark their currency.

Currency symbol	Currency	Currency code
₿	Bitcoin	BTC or XBT
Ξ	Ethereum	ETH
Ł	Litecoin	LTC
ɱ	Monero	XMR
XRP	Ripples	XRP
₮	Tether	USDT

List of currency symbol shortcuts on keyboard

Currency symbol	Currency symbol on Mac keyboard	Currency symbol on Windows keyboard	Currency	Currency code
€	Shift+Option+2	Alt+E	Euro	EUR
£	Option+3	Alt+L	Pounds sterling	GBP
$	Shift+4	Shift+4	US dollar	USD
¥	Option+Y		Japanese yen	JPY

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How to insert currency symbols in MS Word and Excel

If you need to enter an unfamiliar currency symbol into a Word document, it can be done pretty simply with just a few steps.

Here’s how to insert a currency symbol:

1. Open a document
2. Click Insert, and then choose Symbol or Advanced Symbol on iOS
3. Select a common symbol or click on More Symbols
4. Choose Currency Symbols from the drop down box
5. Click on the symbol you wish to enter

If you’re using an Excel document, you have 2 options; you can either follow the steps above, or you can format the cell.

Here’s how to format the cell to show currency symbols:

1. Open a document
2. Select the cell you want to format
3. Right click and choose Format Cells
4. Choose Currency from the drop down list
5. Find the symbol you need
6. Click OK

If you format your cell, you can type in a number, and hit return. You’ll see it’s turned into a currency format, with the symbol you selected. So for example, if you chose the £ sign, and typed in 54, the cell would show £54.00. Smart, huh?

If you struggle to find a currency symbol, it could be because the font you’re using isn’t set up to handle that particular symbol. Try switching to a different font and follow the steps again.

How to insert currency signs in Google Docs and Sheets

Adding currency symbols in Google Docs and Sheets is quite straightforward. However, there’s a slightly different route you need to take for both. So, let’s take a look.

Here’s a step-by-step guide for Google Docs:

1. Open a document
2. Click Insert and choose Special characters
3. Pick Currency from the second drop down menu
4. Click on the symbol to insert it

It’s a bit different in Google Sheets. Instead of using the Insert function, you need to format the cell instead.

Here’s how to add currency symbols in Google Sheets:

1. Open a document
2. Choose a cell or cells you want to format
3. Click Format, navigate to Number and choose Custom currency
4. Choose the correct currency and click Apply

For more information on HTML and Unicode characters, check out these resources:

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Whether you're travelling abroad and curious about the local currency or just were looking for how to add a currency symbol to your document - hopefully you’ve found it.