Windows
2 options- Hold Alt and type 0165 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
- Or, in Word: type 00A5 then press Alt + X.
Numeric keypad required (laptops: enable Num Lock or use Fn).
Yen Sign Symbol
A symbol from the Currency Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ¥
- Unicode
- U+00A5
- HTML entity
- ¥
- Category
- Currency Symbols
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Background
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About the yen sign symbol
The yen sign is used to denote the Japanese yen and, historically, the Chinese yuan, both national currencies. It appears in financial contexts such as price tags, exchange rates, and bank statements in East Asia and internationally. The symbol is a Latin-based character, distinct from the similar-looking Chinese character for yuan (元), and its design is a capital Y with one or two horizontal strokes through the vertical stem, depending on the typeface.
How to type Yen Sign
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Press Option + Y on a US keyboard.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer.
Linux
2 options- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type A5, then press Enter or Space.
- Or with a Compose key configured: Compose + Y + =.
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