Colon Currency symbol
Type :colon_currency: · Currency
Unicode name Colon Sign · Currency Symbols block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ₡ is for
The colón, currency of Costa Rica, a C with two strokes. Named after Columbus, whose Spanish name is Cristóbal Colón.
How to type ₡
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:colon_currency: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 20A1 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 20A1 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:colon_currency: On the web
HTML ₡
Unicode U+20A1
JavaScript '\u{20A1}'
CSS "\20A1"
Python '\u20A1'
URL %E2%82%A1
More from currency
:hryvnia: ₫ :dong: ₱ :peso: ฿ :baht: ₿ :btc: ¤ :generic_currency: $ :dollar_symbol: € :eur: £ :gbp: ¥ :jpy: ¢ :cent: ₹ :inr: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
Tired of copying ₡ from pages like this one?
That is exactly what the extension removes. Here is the whole interaction, in every text field you already use:
You type
You get
Your keyboard already knows what you mean
Free, 290 KB, no account. Two letters from now you will never open an emoji panel again.
