GlyphIndexExplicit unit
Sample amount: 25¢ (US cents)
The parent currency is named instead of inferred.
Cent sign
The cent sign ¢ labels an amount in cents. Name the parent currency when readers could interpret it in more than one way.
CENT SIGN
Appearance can vary by font.
Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The cent sign ¢ labels an amount in cents. Name the parent currency when readers could interpret it in more than one way.
How to use it
State the currency and the relation between its major and minor units where needed. Keep a small-unit amount distinct from an amount written in major units.
Examples
Display or encoding check
US example: 25¢ = USD 0.25
The equivalence is specific to this stated currency and unit.
Similar shapes, different characters
Latin small c
U+0063A plain letter c can be an informal abbreviation but is not U+00A2.
Cent sign
U+00A2Use the sign beside an amount with a clear currency label.
Sources and method
- Unicode 18.0.0 character database — Pinned standard character identities and properties; the application computes UTF encodings from the original text.
- Unicode character code charts — Reference glyphs are not a guarantee of the appearance in a user’s font.