Pound Sterling symbol
Type :gbp: · Currency
What £ is for
The pound sign, for sterling. Written before the number with no space. Worth knowing that "pound sign" means the hash character to most Americans, so in mixed company it pays to say sterling.
How to type £
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:gbp: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
Option + 3
Windows
Alt + 0163
Hold Alt and type the digits on the keypad.
Shortcodes
:gbp: :pound_sterling: On the web
HTML £
Unicode U+00A3
What £ gets mistaken for
hash
Also called the pound sign in the US, and a completely different character. The source of a lot of confused support tickets.
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