GlyphIndexExplicit unit
Sample price: GBP 18.00
GBP identifies the currency beside the amount.
Pound sign
The pound sign £ appears with currencies called pounds. For an international price or a dataset, identify the currency separately.
POUND SIGN
Appearance can vary by font.
Character details
♡→✦
3 code pointsMeaning and context
The pound sign £ appears with currencies called pounds. For an international price or a dataset, identify the currency separately.
How to use it
Pair amounts with a currency code in international or mixed-currency material. Keep the pound currency sign distinct from a hash or number sign.
Examples
Display or encoding check
£18.00 — currency: GBP
The explanatory label removes the ambiguity of an isolated symbol.
Similar shapes, different characters
Number sign
U+0023The hash/number sign is sometimes called a pound sign in speech but is a different character.
Pound sign
U+00A3Use 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.