Bitcoin symbol

2011-05-24T16:12:56Z

RylandAlmanza: /* Unicode symbol */

There is no official Bitcoin symbol as of December 2010, however the ''BTC'' abbreviation is the most universally accepted form.

== Unicode symbol ==

There is a discussion over [http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=369.0 which Unicode symbol might be the best suited] for bitcoin.

To type Unicode characters, refer to:

* [[Microsoft Windows Unicode Input]]
* [[How to easily type the circled B symbol on a Mac]]

It has led to the following options:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Proposed character !! Description & Pros & Cons !! Unicode name !! Unicode decimal input !! Unicode hex input
|-
| ฿ ||
* Pros: Gives a currency-like look (it is the symbol for an existing currency, the Thai Baht, but other currency symbols often get reused, like the $); displayed correctly on all known OSes
* Cons: It is already used for the Thai currency, and might confuse people
|| THAI CURRENCY SYMBOL BAHT || || Alt +0E3F
|-
| Ⓑ ||
*Pros: Similar to current bitcoin.org logo
|| CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B || || Alt +24B7
|-
| ⓑ ||
*Pros: Small b represent the unit bit in computer where capital B is Byte
* Cons: Small fonts are harder to read
|| CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER B || ||Alt +24D1
|-
|ᴃ|| || LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL BARRED B || ||Alt +1D03
|-
|Ƀ|| || LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE || ||Alt +0243
|-
|B⃦|| || || ||
|-
|␢|| || (Unicode Block: Control Pictures) BLANK SYMBOL (graphic for space) || || Alt +2422
|-
| β ||
*Pros: Fluid look and easy to write; Lowercase
|| GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA || ||Alt +03B2
|-
|¤|| || CURRENCY SIGN ||Alt 0164 ||Alt +00A4
|-
|Ƅ|| || LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE SIX || ||Alt +0184
|-
|∄|| || (Unicode Block: Mathematical Operators) THERE DOES NOT EXIST || ||Alt +2204
|-
|ઘ|| || GUJARATI LETTER GHA (Indo-Aryan language) || ||Alt +0A98
|-
|ϭ|| || (Unicode Block: Greek and Coptic) COPTIC SMALL LETTER SHIMA || ||Alt +03ED
|-
|[[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]]||
* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
|| || ||
|-
|[[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]]||
* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
|| || ||
|-
|ⓢ|| Purposed as a smaller unit of bitcoin. E.g. A hundredth of a bitcoin || CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER S || || Alt +24E2
|-
|[[Image:Bat.png|32x32px|alt=The b'at]]
the b'at
||
* Pros: Is round like a coin. Contains the B for Bitcoin. Borrows a style widelly associated with the internet. Not used for other meanings.
* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
|| || ||
|-
|A 'C' with '1' and '0' inside [[http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8840/bitcoinlogodraft.png]]||
* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
|| || ||
|-
|A 'C' with a 'circle' and 'dot' inside [[http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6006/bitcoinlogodraftii.png]]||
* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
|| || ||
|-
| ◪|| || (Unicode Block: Geometric Shapes) SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK || || Alt +25EA
|-
|[[http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-61/2381unicode1s.png]][[http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-61/162bitcoin_uni_s.png]]||
* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
|| || ||
|-
|☺|| ||WHITE SMILING FACE|| || Alt +263A
|-
|☻|| ||BLACK SMILING FACE|| || Alt +263B
|-
|㋡|| ||CIRCLED KATAKANA TU' (Japanese)|| || Alt +32E1
|-
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|}

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