🪙 Crypto Currency

Bitcoin Symbol (₿) - BTC Copy, Alt Code & Unicode

Instant copy for the Bitcoin symbol (₿). ISO 4217 code BTC, Windows Alt code (Alt + 8383), Unicode U+20BF, official sources, and formatting rules.

₿

Bitcoin

BTC

Official Currency of Decentralized / El Salvador

Technical & Typography Specifications

ISO 4217 Alpha CodeBTC

Unicode CodepointU+20BF

HTML Named Entity

Decimal Entity

CSS Content Escape

Minor Fractional UnitSatoshi (1/100,000,000)

Grammar & Formatting Standards

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Symbol Placement: Prefix (Before Amount)

Standard representation: ₿100.00. Standard practice places the symbol flush with the numerical digits without spaces.

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History & Etymology

The pioneer cryptocurrency. Represented by capital letter B with two vertical protruding serif bars at top and bottom.

Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto; the ₿ glyph was added to Unicode standard 10.0 in June 2017.

Head-to-Head Symbol Comparisons

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⚖️ Comparison

Bitcoin (₿) vs. Thai Baht (฿)

Typographic clash and Unicode 10.0 resolution.

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Practical Formatting Guides

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Symbol Placement Rules

Learn whether ₿ goes before or after numbers in English and international contexts.

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Excel & Sheets Formatting

How to format cells with BTC (₿) without corrupting numeric calculations.

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Keyboard Typing Cheat Sheet

Universal shortcuts to type ₿ on Windows (Alt + 8383), Mac, and Linux.

Related Financial & Typographic Terms

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📖 ISO 4217 Standard

The international standard code defining BTC and its numeric ID.

📖 Minor Subunit

Fractional division rules (Satoshi (1/100,000,000)).

📖 Fiat Currency

Government-issued sovereign legal tender system.