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Won Sign (₩)

The won sign ₩ is Unicode U+20A9, the sign of the South and North Korean won. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+20A9
HTML
₩
Word
20A9 Alt+X

How to type the won 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 20A9 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 Won 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 won and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 20A9.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 20a9, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Tap 123, then touch and hold $ and slide to ₩.
  2. Copy ₩ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;won. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. In Gboard, long-press $ on the ?123 page.
  2. Copy ₩ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 20A9, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 20A9 in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

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

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(8361) 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 won, the currency of South Korea (KRW) and North Korea (KPW). It is a W with two horizontal strokes. It goes before the number: ₩10,000. In Korean text the word 원 after the number (10,000원) is just as common.

Like the yen in Japan, the won sign has a keyboard quirk: Korean fonts draw the backslash as ₩, so Windows paths can look like C:₩Users. The underlying character is still the backslash. On iPhone, touch and hold $ on the 123 page to find ₩.

Won 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+20A9
HTML decimal₩
HTML hex₩
CSS contentcontent: "\20A9";
JavaScript"\u20A9"
Python"\u20A9"
Python (by name)"\N{WON SIGN}"
Java / C#"\u20A9"
UTF-8 bytesE2 82 A9
UTF-1620A9
URL encoded%E2%82%A9

₩ 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
Fullwidth Won
U+FFE6		Fullwidth won sign, which matches the width of Hangul in Korean text.
Hangul Syllable C6d0
U+C6D0		The Hangul word “won”, written after the number.

Symbols similar to ₩

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

₩ character properties

Official Unicode name
WON SIGN
Also known as
Korean won symbol, KRW sign
Code point
U+20A9
Unicode block
Currency Symbols (U+20A0–U+20CF)
General category
Currency symbol (Sc)
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
No, it is a text symbol

Frequently asked questions

Why does my backslash look like ₩?

Korean fonts render the backslash (U+005C) as a won sign for compatibility with old Korean character sets. It still works as a backslash.

Is there an alt code for the won 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 20A9 then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

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

What is the HTML code for the won 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 won sign?

₩ is U+20A9, officially named WON SIGN, in the Currency Symbols block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).