Difference between revisions of "Bitcoin symbol"
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It has lead to the following options: | It has lead to the following options: | ||
− | * ฿ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">฿</font> |
** 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 | ** 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: It is already a currency, and might confuse people | ||
− | * ☃ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">☃</font> |
** Cons: Wait, what? | ** Cons: Wait, what? | ||
− | * Ⓑ ⓑ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">Ⓑ ⓑ</font> |
** Cons: Do not display properly for everyone | ** Cons: Do not display properly for everyone | ||
− | * ᴃ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ᴃ</font> |
− | * ␢ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">␢</font> |
− | * β | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">β</font> |
− | * ¤ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">¤</font> |
− | * Ƅ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">Ƅ</font> |
− | * ∄ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">∄</font> |
− | * ℬ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ℬ</font> |
− | * ઘ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ઘ</font> |
** Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin | ** Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin | ||
− | * ϭ | + | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ϭ</font> |
** 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]] | ||
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* [[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> |
Revision as of 03:05, 19 December 2010
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
- ᴃ
- ␢
- β
- ¤
- Ƅ
- ∄
- ℬ
- ઘ
- 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
- ⓢ