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Every major currency symbol has a dedicated Unicode code point and a matching HTML entity — no font tricks needed. The fastest method is copy-paste; the most reliable typed method is the hex-code-then-Alt+X trick in Word/Outlook.
01 Step by step, per platform
A real, followable procedure for every platform — not a thin restatement of the shortcut.
The common ones
- $ Dollar (U+0024) — on every keyboard directly, Shift+4 on US layout.
- € Euro (U+20AC) — Windows Alt+0128, Mac Option+Shift+2.
- £ Pound (U+00A3) — Windows Alt+0163, Mac Option+3.
- ¥ Yen (U+00A5) — Windows Alt+0165, Mac Option+Y.
Less common but real
- ₹ Indian Rupee (U+20B9), ₩ Korean Won (U+20A9), ₽ Russian Ruble (U+20BD) all have dedicated code points too.
- None of these have classic Windows Alt-codes (outside the legacy 256-character set) — use Character Map or the hex+Alt+X method in Word instead.
02 FAQ
Why does € need Alt+0128 instead of a simpler code?
Alt+0128 refers to the Euro's position in the Windows-1252 codepage (added retroactively in 1998), not its Unicode value — that's just where Windows happened to slot it into the legacy 256-character Alt-code table.
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