U+20A6 "₦" Naira Sign Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+20A6 "₦" Naira Sign is the official currency symbol for the Nigerian naira, the legal tender of Nigeria. Introduced in 1999, this character features a capital letter N crossed by two horizontal strokes, a design that distinguishes it from other similar currency symbols. It is encoded in the Currency Symbols block of the Unicode Standard, enabling its consistent representation across digital platforms and text systems worldwide.
General Properties
Code Point
U+20A6
Name
Naira Sign
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
₦
HTML Hex Encoding
₦
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x82 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding
0x20A6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000020A6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u20a6
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common