Cent (currency) - Symbol

Symbol

¢
cent
Punctuation
apostrophe ( ’ ' )
brackets (, ( ), { }, ⟨ ⟩ )
colon ( : )
comma (, ، 、 )
dash ( ‒, –, —, ― )
ellipsis ( …, ..., . . . )
exclamation mark ( ! )
full stop/period ( . )
guillemets ( « » )
hyphen ( ‐ )
hyphen-minus ( - )
question mark ( ? )
quotation marks ( ‘ ’, “ ”, ' ', " " )
semicolon ( ; )
slash/stroke/solidus ( /, ⁄ )
Word dividers
interpunct ( · )
space ( ) ( ) ( )
General typography
ampersand ( & )
asterisk ( * )
at sign ( @ )
backslash ( \ )
bullet ( • )
caret ( ^ )
dagger ( †, ‡ )
degree ( ° )
ditto mark ( 〃 )
inverted exclamation mark ( ¡ )
inverted question mark ( ¿ )
number sign/pound/hash ( # )
numero sign ( № )
obelus ( ÷ )
ordinal indicator ( º, ª )
percent, per mil ( %, ‰ )
basis point ( ‱ )
pilcrow ( ¶ )
prime ( ′, ″, ‴ )
section sign ( § )
tilde ( ~ )
underscore/understrike ( _ )
vertical bar/broken bar/pipe ( ¦, | )
Intellectual property
copyright symbol ( © )
registered trademark ( ® )
service mark ( ℠ )
sound recording copyright ( ℗ )
trademark ( ™ )
Currency
currency ( ¤ )
currency
( ₳ ฿ ₵ ¢ ₡ ₢ ₠ $ ₫ ৳ ₯ € ƒ ₣ ₲ ₴ ₭ ℳ ₥ ₦ ₧ ₱ ₰ £ ₹ ₨ ₪ ₸ ₮ ₩ ¥ ៛ )
Uncommon typography
asterism ( ⁂ )
index/fist ( ☞ )
interrobang ( ‽ )
irony punctuation ( ؟ )
lozenge ( ◊ )
reference mark ( ※ )
tie ( ⁀ )
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logic symbols
whitespace characters
non-English quotation style ( « », „ ” )
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A cent is commonly represented by the cent sign, a lower-case letter "c" pierced top to bottom by a forward slash or a vertical line: ¢; or a simple "c", depending on the currency (see below). Cent amounts between 1 cent and 99 cents can be represented as one or two digits followed by the appropriate abbreviation (2¢, 5¢, 75¢, 99¢), or as a subdivision of the base unit ($0.99).

The cent sign has not survived the changeover from typewriters to computer keyboards (replaced positionally by the caret). The dollar sign however, remains. On Windows-based computers, holding Alt while typing 0162 on the numeric keypad will create the cent sign; on Macintosh systems, ⌥ Option+4; on Unix systems with a compose key, Compose+|+C is a typical sequence.

Usage of the cent symbol varies from one currency to another. In the United States and Canada, the usage ¢ is more common, while in Australia, New Zealand and the eurozone, the c is more common. In South Africa and Ireland, only the c is ever used.

When written in English, the cent sign (¢ or c) follows the amount (with no space between), versus a larger currency symbol placed at the beginning of the amount. For example 2¢ and $0.02, or 2c and €0.02, or as in Dutch; 2 ct.

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