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If I am using my iPad or iPhone I don’t have access to the Character Palette. I could save a copy on a Stickie, but the symbols on my Mac are displayed according to font so that wouldn’t really help. Nevertheless, I have to go through all the steps to get to it. One advantage to the Character Viewer is that there is a name attached to each symbol, but the only one I seem to need is the € (euro) symbol. When that happens and I’m using my Mac, I have to open the Character Palette (Character Viewer) and then select Currency Symbols, and then find and insert the one I need. To open the Symbol dialog box, on the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, select the Symbol button, and then click More Symbols.I frequently need access to currency symbols other than the US dollar ($) when I write up product reviews.

Note: You can see the combination in the Character code field in the Symbol dialog box (see below). Type 00a5 or 00A5 and immediately press Alt+X Type 20ac or 20AC (does not matter, uppercase or lowercase) and press Alt+X, or only (e) Some of the popular currency symbols: Currency Using a shortcut key:Ĭurrency Symbols is the name of a group of typographic characters in the Unicode standard, located in the 20A0-20CF range, including some short representations of currencies. This tip is about inserting the currency symbols into the text. Some of them have (or had) different forms for singular and plural, such as Loti (L) for singular and Maloti (M) for plural in Lesotho.

Note: Be careful when working with foreign currency symbols. However, it is often required to work with other currency symbols in Word. Recently, most computers and laptops have added the local currency sign on the keyboard for faster typing.