German Penny Sign

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

Symbol: ₰
Unicode: U+20B0
HTML entity: ₰
Category: Currency Symbols

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About the german penny sign symbol

Commonly known as the German Penny Sign, this symbol represents the Pfennig, a former subunit of the German Mark. It is a stylistic cursive letter d, standing for the denarius, a Roman currency that influenced various European monetary systems. While it belongs to the Currency Symbols block and shares the Common script classification, it is rarely encountered in modern daily life.

Present-day usage for this character is mostly restricted to specific historical or nostalgic contexts. You will primarily find it in numismatic catalogs describing pre-Euro German coinage or in historical documentation and literature from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It also appears occasionally in typography or design projects seeking to evoke a vintage German aesthetic or in signage within museum exhibits dedicated to economic history.

How to type German Penny 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 20B0 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 20B0.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.