Bitcoin 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 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: Do not even think about it
• Ⓑ ⓑ
  • Cons: Do not display properly for everyone
• ᴃ
• ␢
• β
• ¤
• Ƅ
• ∄
• ℬ
• ઘ
• ϭ
• 
  • Cons: Do not exist in the unicode standard
• 
  • Cons: Do not exist in the unicode standard