£
Pound Sign
Pound Sign • U+00A3
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Symbol Description
The Pound sign represents the British Pound Sterling, the official currency of the United Kingdom.
Primary Uses:
- •British Pound Sterling
- •UK pricing and invoices
- •Financial documents
- •International currency exchange
Technical Information
Unicode
U+00A3
HTML Entity
£
HTML Code
£
CSS Code
\00A3
Hex Code
£
Usage Examples
£19.99
£1,250.00 GBP
Price: £45
Input Method Guide
Windows Input Methods
1Alt Code
- 1
Make sure Num Lock is enabled
- 2
Hold down the left Alt key
- 3
Type 0163 on the numeric keypad
💡 Use Alt+0163. If Alt code fails, type 00A3 then press Alt+X in Word, or use Copy & Paste.
- 4
Release Alt key, pound sign (£) will appear
2Unicode (Alt+X)
- 1
Type 00A3 in the document
- 2
Press Alt + X to convert to the symbol
💡 Alt+X works in Microsoft Word and many Office apps. It is not supported in Notepad and some third-party editors.
3Word Method
- 1
Type 00A3 then press Alt+X in Microsoft Word
- 2
Alternatively, use Insert > Symbol if Alt+X is unavailable