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Currency · U+20BD

UnicodeU+20BD (8381)
HTML entity₽
CSScontent: "\20BD"
JavaScript"\u20BD"
URL encoded%E2%82%BD
UTF-8 size3 bytes
CategoryCurrency

Currency signs differ by country, and so does whether the sign goes before or after the number.

How to read this

  • A Unicode code point is a name tag unique to each character. Different fonts, same number — still the same character.
  • In HTML, the numeric form &#number; works everywhere. Named entities like ♥ read nicer but exist only for some characters.
  • In CSS, use a backslash and hexadecimal: content: "\2764".
  • If the character shows as a box, the copy did not fail — that font simply has no glyph for it. Another font will show it.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What is the Unicode code point of ₽?

U+20BD, which is 8381 in decimal. Stored as UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes.

Q. How do I write ₽ in HTML?

Use ₽ and every browser shows the same character. This character has no named entity, so the numeric form is the one to use.

Q. How do I use ₽ in CSS or JavaScript?

In CSS, content: "\20BD". In JavaScript, "\u20BD". In a URL it becomes %E2%82%BD.

Q. What kind of character is ₽?

It belongs to the currency group. The rest of that group is listed further down this page, ready to copy.

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