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Peso Sign (₱)

The peso sign ₱ is Unicode U+20B1, the sign of the Philippine peso. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+20B1
HTML
₱
Word
20B1 Alt+X

How to type the peso 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 20B1 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 Peso 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 peso and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 20B1.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 20b1, 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 ;peso. 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 20B1, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 20B1 in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

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

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(8369) 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 Philippine peso (ISO code PHP): a P with two horizontal strokes. It is written before the amount with no space, as in ₱250. It was added to Unicode in version 3.2 (2002).

Most other pesos, including the Mexican, Chilean, Colombian and Argentine pesos, use the dollar sign $ instead. So ₱ almost always means the Philippine currency. Filipino writers without the symbol often type “PHP 250” or “P250”.

Peso 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+20B1
HTML decimal₱
HTML hex₱
CSS contentcontent: "\20B1";
JavaScript"\u20B1"
Python"\u20B1"
Python (by name)"\N{PESO SIGN}"
Java / C#"\u20B1"
UTF-8 bytesE2 82 B1
UTF-1620B1
URL encoded%E2%82%B1

₱ 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
Dollar
U+0024		Dollar sign, also the sign of the Mexican and several South American pesos.
Capital P with Stroke
U+2C63		Latin capital P with stroke, a letter, not a currency sign.

Symbols similar to ₱

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

₱ character properties

Official Unicode name
PESO SIGN
Also known as
Philippine peso symbol, PHP sign
Code point
U+20B1
Unicode block
Currency Symbols (U+20A0–U+20CF)
General category
Currency symbol (Sc)
Added in
Unicode 3.2 (2002)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
No, it is a text symbol

Frequently asked questions

Do Mexican pesos use ₱?

No. The Mexican peso uses $, often written MX$ to avoid confusion with the US dollar. ₱ is used for the Philippine peso.

Is there an alt code for the peso 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 20B1 then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the peso 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 “peso” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the peso 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 peso sign?

₱ is U+20B1, officially named PESO SIGN, in the Currency Symbols block. It has been part of Unicode since version 3.2 (2002).