Manat Sign ₼
₼ (U+20BC) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Manat Sign is part of the Symbols family (block: Currency Symbols). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The MANAT SIGN with codepoint U+20BC is a currency symbol. It belongs to the Currency Symbols block. It marks monetary units in prices and finance. This symbol helps show amounts in articles, receipts, and screens. Its use can vary by locale, so formatting may change from place to place. In history, symbols like this often evolve with local currencies and trade patterns. In digital text, the symbol can be used alone or with digits to show money values. People who work with text and fonts may compare it to other currency signs. If you need related work, see Categories for symbol types and Tools for handling symbols in documents. You can also check Confusables to understand similar marks and avoid confusion in multilingual text. Overall, the MANAT SIGN supports clear price and finance notation across systems that use the symbol.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+20BC in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Symbols category for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
Related confusable: view similar characters.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+20BC - General Category:
Sc - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ET - Block:
Currency Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 82 BC - UTF-16:
20BC - UTF-32:
000020BC - HTML dec:
₼ - HTML hex:
₼ - JS escape:
\u20BC - Python \N{}:
\N{MANAT SIGN} - Python \u:
\u20BC - Python \U:
\U000020BC - URL-encoded:
%E2%82%BC - CSS escape:
\20BC
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+20BC or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ₼ (hex) or ₼ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.