Drachma Sign

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

Symbol: ₯
Unicode: U+20AF
HTML entity: ₯
Category: Currency Symbols

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About the drachma sign symbol

Known as the Drachma Sign, this character represents the former national currency of Greece used prior to the adoption of the Euro. It is typically read as "drachma" or "drachmae" in the plural. Visually, the symbol is a stylized combination of the Greek letters Delta and Rho, though it is categorized within the general currency symbols block rather than the Greek script itself.

In contemporary writing, the symbol has no widespread modern use in daily commerce since the drachma is no longer an active legal tender. It appears primarily in historical contexts, such as academic papers detailing 20th-century Greek economics or numismatic catalogs describing vintage coinage. Additionally, typographers and graphic designers may use the character in retrospective signage or menus to evoke a mid-century Greek aesthetic or for educational purposes in museum displays.

How to type Drachma 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 20AF 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 20AF.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.