SYMBOL
£ pound
Unicode information
poundPOUND SIGNU+00A3££\00a3\u00A3Currency17.0Meaning of £ pound
The £ character is listed as pound in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is POUND SIGN. It is a currency or monetary sign used primarily with financial amounts.
Common uses
- Prices and monetary amounts.
- Financial and accounting tables.
- Documents and content involving currencies.
How to type £ on Windows, Mac and mobile
Windows
The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste £. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.
Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for pound, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 00A3 without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into £. You can also use Insert → Symbol.
Google Docs
Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste £ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.
iPhone / iPad
iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy £ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.
Android
Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy £ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.
Linux
In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 00a3, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste £.
Web and programming codes
Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.
££\00a3\u00A3\u00A3£Usage examples
£ — poundUnicode: U+00A3HTML: £