U+20A1 "₡" Colon Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+20A1 "₡" Colon Sign is a currency symbol used to represent the colón, the official monetary unit of Costa Rica and formerly of El Salvador. The symbol itself is derived from the letter C with a double stroke or slash running through it, visually distinguishing it from the cent sign. In digital text, this character allows for the precise and standardized representation of the colón, ensuring clarity in financial documents and international exchange contexts where the currency abbreviation CRC or SVC might also appear.
General Properties
Code Point
U+20A1
Name
Colon Sign
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
₡
HTML Hex Encoding
₡
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x82 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding
0x20A1
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000020A1
C/C++/Java Escape
\u20a1
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common