£

Pound Sign

U+00A3

Quick Reference
Unicode
U+00A3
HTML Entity
£
HTML Numeric
£
CSS
\00A3
JavaScript
\u00A3
Windows Alt Code
Alt+0163
How to Type £
OSLayoutShortcut
Windows(you)UsAltGr + 3
WindowsUkShift + 3
WindowsGermanAltGr + 4
macOSUsOption + 3
macOSUkShift + 3
macOSGermanOption + 4
Insert Pound Sign in Word, Excel & Google Docs
ApplicationHow to insert Pound Sign
Windows (any app)Hold Alt and type 0163 on the numeric keypad
Microsoft WordType 00A3, then press Alt+X
Excel / Google SheetsUse the formula =UNICHAR(163)
Google DocsInsert → Special characters, then search "pound sign"
HTML£ or £
CSS (content property)content: "\00A3"
JavaScript"\u00A3"
About Pound Sign

The pound sign represents the British pound sterling, one of the oldest currencies still in use.

Usage

Used for British pounds (GBP), placed before the amount: £50. Also historically used for other pound currencies.

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