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Cent sign

U+00A2

A c with a stroke, used for hundredths of a dollar and other currencies. It usually follows the number, as in 99¢.

Official name: CENT SIGN
Unicode block: Latin-1 Supplement
Added in: Unicode 1.1
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UTF-8 bytes: C2 A2
Keywords: cent, currency, cash, price
Keyboard: Windows: hold Alt, type 0162 on the number pad
Mac: ⌥ 4
Categories: Money

The Unicode standard defines this character, but your device’s fonts decide how it looks, so it may differ on other screens.

Data: Unicode 16.0, Emoji 16.0.