Lira Sign
Part of Currency
Lira 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+20A4
About this symbol
The lira sign, an L with two crossbars, was used for the Italian lira until the euro arrived in 2002. Like the pound sign £, it comes from libra, the Latin word for a pound weight.
Unicode facts
- Official name
- LIRA SIGN
- Type
- Currency symbol
- Unicode block
- Currency Symbols
- Added in
- Unicode 1.1 (1993)
- Unicode notes
- Intended for lira, but not widely used
- Preferred character for lira is 00A3
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