Cent symbol (¢)
U+00A2 · CENT SIGN · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ¢
Windows
Alt code (numeric keypad)
Alt+0162
Turn on Num Lock, hold the Alt key, type 0162 on the numeric keypad and let go of Alt: ¢ appears.
The shorter code Alt+155 works too in most programs.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
00A2 Alt+X
Type 00A2 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ¢. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ¢.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+4
Press ⌥ Option+4 to type ¢. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “cent symbol” and click ¢ to insert it.
iPhone
Long press on the keyboard
123 → $
Tap 123, then press and hold $. Slide your finger to ¢ in the pop-up and let go.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ¢ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ¢ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ¢ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;cent.
- Now type ;cent anywhere: the keyboard suggests ¢.
Android
Symbol page in Gboard
?123 → =\<
Tap ?123, then =\<: ¢ has its own key there.
Checked on the English (US) keyboard. Other keyboard languages may place it elsewhere.
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ¢:
- Copy ¢ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ¢ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;cent.
- Type ;cent in any app and tap ¢ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 00a2 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 00a2 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ¢ means and how it is used
The cent sign ¢ means one hundredth of a dollar and is written after the number: 99¢. It has become rare on price tags, which mostly show $0.99, but it survives in signs, comics and shorthand. On a US Mac it is Option+4, on iPhone you hold the $ key, and on Windows Alt+0162 or Alt+155 work with a numeric keypad.
In Unicode, ¢ is code point U+00A2 with the official name CENT SIGN. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
You will find it in our currency symbols, 61 symbols in all, together with € $ £ ¥ ₽.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML entity | ¢ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ¢ | |
| HTML hex | ¢ | |
| CSS | content: "\00A2"; | |
| JavaScript | \u00A2 | |
| URL | %C2%A2 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | C2 A2 | |
| Unicode | U+00A2 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ¢ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Names in other languages
What ¢ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Cent symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de centavo |
| Español | Símbolo de centavo |
| Italiano | Simbolo centesimo |
| Français | Symbole cent |
| Deutsch | Cent-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Sent sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol sen |
| Polski | Symbol centa |
| Русский | Знак цента |
| 日本語 | セント記号 |
| 한국어 | 센트 기호 |
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All Currency →Questions people ask
How do I type ¢ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ¢ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 00A2 and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+4.
How do I type ¢ on an iPhone?
On the English keyboard tap 123, then press and hold $ and slide to ¢.
What is the HTML code for the cent symbol?
Use the entity ¢ or the numeric code ¢ (hex ¢). In CSS write \00A2, in JavaScript \u00A2.
Will ¢ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ¢ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.