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== Unicode symbol ==
== 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.
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.


It has lead to the following options:
It has lead to the following options:
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** Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin
** Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin
* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]]
* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]]
** Cons: Do not exist in the unicode standard
** Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard
* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]]
* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]]
** Cons: Do not exist in the unicode standard
** Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ⓢ</font>
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ⓢ</font>

Revision as of 07:35, 19 January 2011

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 which Unicode symbol might be the best suited for bitcoin.

It has lead to the following options:

  • ฿
    • Pro: Gives a currency-like look (it 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 a currency, and might confuse people
    • Cons: Wait, what?
  • Ⓑ ⓑ
    • Cons: Do not display properly for everyone
  • β
  • ¤
  • Ƅ
    • Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin
  • ϭ
    • Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin
    • Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard
    • Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard