Peso Sign Symbol ₱

The "Peso Sign" (₱) is a symbol used to denote the official currencies of the various Latin American nations, which are all called the "peso." The Peso Sign $ has significant historical, cultural, and economic significance outside of its function as a currency symbol. It links the people of Latin America to their rich economic histories and diverse cultural heritages.

Historical Roots of the Peso Sign $

The peso is a term that is derived from the Spanish "peso de ocho," which means "piece of eight." The peso sign, $, represents the peso. The Spanish colonial period, when these silver coins were widely used in trade throughout the Americas, is when it first appeared. Many Latin American nations used their own versions of the peso as their official currency as they gained independence from Spanish rule in the 19th century.

Peso Sign Symbol Information

Symbol Name	Peso Sign
Unicode Version	3.2 (March 2002)
Unicode	U+20B1
CSS Code	\20B1

Hex Code	₱
HTML Code	₱
Alt Code	8369
Symbol	₱

Peso Sign Symbol Encoding

UTF-8	0xE2 0x82 0xB1
UTF-16	0x20B1
UTF-32	0x000020B1

Peso SignSymbol's PNG and SVG files

How to add peso sign symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems

You can type the peso sign symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:

How to type peso sign symbol on Microsoft Word

You can type the peso sign in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:

Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 20B1
Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
The original 20B1 is now transformed into ₱

How to type peso sign symbol on Microsoft Windows

You can type the peso sign on Microsoft windows using following steps:

Hold Alt and press 8369 to type peso sign on your windows machine.

How to type peso sign symbol on Mac OS

You can type the peso sign on Mac OS using following steps:

Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
Type "Peso Sign" in the search field at the top and press Enter
The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text

How to type peso sign symbol on Linux

You can type the peso sign on Linux using following steps:

Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
Press keys 20B1 consecutively
And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document

How to type peso sign symbol on IOS and Android

The easiest way to type the peso sign symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.

How to use peso sign in CSS

//CSS Example

span {
    content: \20B1;
  }

How to use peso sign in HTML

//HTML Example

<span>&#8369;</span>

Peso Sign symbol representation in programming languages

Peso Signsymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:

Language	Representation
Rust	\u{20B1}
Ruby	\u{20B1}
Python	\u20B1
PHP	\u{20B1}
Perl	\x{20B1}
Java	\u20B1
Modern JavaScript - Since ES6	\u{20B1}
JavaScript	\u20B1
Go	\u20B1
C#	\u20B1
C and C++	\u20B1
Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e	\u20B1
RFC 5137	\u'20B1'