Austral Sign

A symbol from the Currency Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ₳
Unicode: U+20B3
HTML entity: ₳
Category: Currency Symbols

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About the austral sign symbol

Representing the historical currency of Argentina, the ₳ symbol is officially known as the Austral Sign. It features a capital letter A with a horizontal bar across the middle, identifying it as a member of the Currency Symbols block within the Common script. In general reading, it is referred to precisely as the austral.

Because the austral was replaced by the peso in the early 1990s, this character has no widespread modern use in daily commerce. Its appearance is primarily confined to historical financial documents, academic texts regarding Latin American economic history, and numismatic catalogs. You may also encounter it in specialized typography projects or retro-themed signage that references the specific era of Argentine monetary policy.

How to type Austral Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 20B3 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 20B3.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.