Pound sign
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This article is about the currency symbols "£" and "₤". For the sign "#", see Number sign. For the sign "lb", see pound (mass).
The pound sign (£) is the symbol for the pound unit of sterling – the currency of the United Kingdom and its associated Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories and previously of Great Britain and of the Kingdom of England. The same symbol is used for other currencies called pound, such as the Egyptian and Syrian pounds. The sign may be drawn with one or two bars depending on personal preference, but the Bank of England has used the one-bar style exclusively on banknotes since 1975.
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Pound sign | |
In Unicode | U+00A3 £ POUND SIGN (£) |
Currency | |
Currency | Pound |
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£ | |
U+FFE1 £ FULLWIDTH POUND SIGN | |
Different from | |
Different from | U+20A4 ₤ LIRA SIGN U+0023 # NUMBER SIGN |
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In the United States, "pound sign" refers to the symbol # (number sign). In Canada ”pound sign” can mean £ or #.