Colon Sign
Part of Currency
Colon Sign has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.
- Alt code
- None
- HTML entity
- ₡
- Unicode
- U+20A1
About this symbol
The colón is the currency of Costa Rica, and was the currency of El Salvador until 2001. It is named after Cristóbal Colón, Christopher Columbus. The sign is a C crossed by two slanted strokes.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- COLON SIGN
- Type
- Currency symbol
- Unicode block
- Currency Symbols
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Unicode notes
- Costa Rica, El Salvador
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