Bitcoin symbol
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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.
To type Unicode characters, refer to:
It has lead to the following options:
Proposed character | Description & Pros & Cons | Unicode name | Unicode decimal input | Unicode hex input |
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THAI CURRENCY SYMBOL BAHT | Alt +0E3F | |
Ⓑ |
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CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B | Alt +24B7 | |
ⓑ |
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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 | ||
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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 | |
the b'at |
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A 'C' with '1' and '0' inside [[1]] |
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A 'C' with a 'circle' and 'dot' inside [[2]] |
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◪ | (Unicode Block: Geometric Shapes) SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK | Alt +25EA | ||
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☺ | WHITE SMILING FACE | Alt +263A | ||
☻ | BLACK SMILING FACE | Alt +263B | ||
㋡ | CIRCLED KATAKANA TU' (Japanese) | Alt +32E1 | ||