Difference between revisions of "Bitcoin symbol"

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! Proposed character !! Pros & Cons !! Unicode name !! Unicode decimal input !! Unicode hex input
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|∄|| || (Unicode Block: Mathematical Operators) THERE DOES NOT EXIST || ||Alt +2204
 
|∄|| || (Unicode Block: Mathematical Operators) THERE DOES NOT EXIST || ||Alt +2204
 
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|ℬ|| || SCRIPT CAPITAL B || ||Alt +212C
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|ઘ|| || GUJARATI LETTER GHA (Indo-Aryan language)  || ||Alt +0A98
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|ϭ|| || (Unicode Block: Greek and Coptic) COPTIC SMALL LETTER SHIMA || ||Alt +03ED
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|[[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]]||
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* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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|[[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]]||
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* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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|ⓢ|| Purposed as a smaller unit of bitcoin. E.g. A hundredth of a bitcoin || CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER S  || || Alt +24E2
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|[[Image:Bat.png]]
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the b'at
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* Pros: Is round like a coin. Contains the B for Bitcoin. Borrows a style widelly associated with the internet. Not used for other meanings.
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* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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|A 'C' with '1' and '0' inside [[http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8840/bitcoinlogodraft.png]]||
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* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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|A 'C' with a 'circle' and 'dot' inside [[http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6006/bitcoinlogodraftii.png]]||
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* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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| ◪|| || (Unicode Block: Geometric Shapes) SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK  || || Alt +25EA
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|[[http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-61/2381unicode1s.png]][[http://hosting11.imagecross.com/image-hosting-61/162bitcoin_uni_s.png]]||
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* Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ઘ</font>
 
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** Cons: No visible relation to Bitcoin
 
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* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ϭ</font>
 
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** Cons: No visible relation to Bitcoin
 
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* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]]
 
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** Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
 
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* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]]
 
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** Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
 
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* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ⓢ</font>
 
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* [[Image:Bat.png]]      the b'at
 
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** Pros: Is round like a coin. Contains the B for Bitcoin. Borrows a style widelly associated with the internet. Not used for other meanings.
 
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** Cons: Not (yet) officially in the Unicode standard.
 
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* A C with 1 and zero inside [[http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8840/bitcoinlogodraft.png]]
 
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* A C with a circle and dot inside [[http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6006/bitcoinlogodraftii.png]]
 
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* ◪
 
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* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">☃</font>
 
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** Cons: Wait, what?
 

Revision as of 14:13, 21 February 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:

To type Unicode characters, refer to: Microsoft Windows Unicode Input How to easily type the circled B symbol on a Mac


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 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
Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png
  • Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png
  • 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
Bat.png

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 [[1]]
  • Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
A 'C' with a 'circle' and 'dot' inside [[2]]
  • Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
◪ (Unicode Block: Geometric Shapes) SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK Alt +25EA
[[3]][[4]]
  • Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
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