SymbolHub

Turkish Lira Sign (₺)

The turkish lira sign ₺ is Unicode U+20BA, the sign of the Turkish lira, introduced in 2012. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+20BA
HTML
₺
Word
20BA Alt+X

How to type the turkish lira sign (₺)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ₺ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

  1. In Word or Outlook, type 20BA and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  2. Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Turkish Lira Sign, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.

Mac

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for lira and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 20BA.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 20ba, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Copy ₺ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;lira. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. Copy ₺ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 20BA, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 20BA in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “lira” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(8378) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ₺ or ₺ in your HTML.

What does ₺ mean?

₺ is the sign of the Turkish lira (ISO code TRY). The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey introduced it in 2012. It is an L-like anchor shape with two diagonal strokes, and it was added to Unicode in version 6.2 the same year. Before that, prices were written with “TL”, which remains common.

You will see both ₺100 and 100 ₺ in Turkey; follow the style of the publication. Current Turkish keyboard layouts include it. It is a different character from the old double-barred lira sign ₤ used for the Italian lira.

Turkish Lira Sign codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ₺. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Unicode code pointU+20BA
HTML decimal₺
HTML hex₺
CSS contentcontent: "\20BA";
JavaScript"\u20BA"
Python"\u20BA"
Python (by name)"\N{TURKISH LIRA SIGN}"
Java / C#"\u20BA"
UTF-8 bytesE2 82 BA
UTF-1620BA
URL encoded%E2%82%BA

₺ vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ₺ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

CharNameWhen to use it
Lira
U+20A4		The traditional lira sign, used for the Italian lira before the euro.
Capital T + Latin Capital Letter L
U+0054 U+004C		The abbreviation for Türk lirası, still used on many price tags.

Symbols similar to ₺

Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes. See the full currency symbols collection.

₺ character properties

Official Unicode name
TURKISH LIRA SIGN
Also known as
lira symbol, TRY sign, Turkish lira symbol
Code point
U+20BA
Unicode block
Currency Symbols (U+20A0–U+20CF)
General category
Currency symbol (Sc)
Added in
Unicode 6.2 (2012)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
No, it is a text symbol

Frequently asked questions

When was the Turkish lira sign created?

The Central Bank of Turkey introduced ₺ in 2012, and Unicode encoded it the same year as U+20BA.

Is there an alt code for the turkish lira sign?

No. ₺ is outside the Windows-1252 and code page 437 character sets, so no Alt + number code produces it. Copy it from this page, type 20BA then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the turkish lira sign on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for ₺ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “lira” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the turkish lira sign?

₺ has no named HTML entity. Use the numeric reference ₺ or ₺, or paste the character directly into a UTF-8 page.

What is the Unicode for the turkish lira sign?

₺ is U+20BA, officially named TURKISH LIRA SIGN, in the Currency Symbols block. It has been part of Unicode since version 6.2 (2012).