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U+FFE5 FULLWIDTH YEN SIGN

Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms · Currency symbol

NameFULLWIDTH YEN SIGN
Code pointU+FFE5
Decimal65509
BlockHalfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
CategoryCurrency symbol (Sc)
UTF-8EF BF A5
UTF-16FFE5
UTF-320000FFE5
HTML￥ ￥
CSS\FFE5
JavaScript\uFFE5
Python\uffe5
URL-encoded%EF%BF%A5
Decomposition<wide> 00A5

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+FFE5?

U+FFE5 ￥ is officially named FULLWIDTH YEN SIGN. It belongs to the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block and the category Currency symbol.

How do I type ￥?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type FFE5, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U ffe5, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type FFE5. Or simply copy it from this page.

How do I write ￥ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference &#65509; (decimal) or &#xFFE5; (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

How is ￥ encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 3 bytes: EF BF A5. In UTF-16: FFE5.

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