Cent Symbol Symbol (¢) - CENT Copy, Alt Code & Unicode
Instant copy for the Cent Symbol symbol (¢). ISO 4217 code CENT, Windows Alt code (Alt + 0162), Unicode U+00A2, official sources, and formatting rules.
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Cent Symbol
CENTOfficial Currency of Global Subunit (USD, CAD, AUD, etc.)
Technical & Typography Specifications
ISO 4217 Alpha Code
CENTUnicode Codepoint
U+00A2HTML Named Entity
Decimal Entity
CSS Content Escape
Minor Fractional UnitBase unit fraction
Grammar & Formatting Standards
Symbol Placement: Suffix (After Amount)
Standard representation: 100,00 ¢. Standard practice places the symbol flush with the numerical digits without spaces.
History & Etymology
The universal symbol for one-hundredth of a dollar or peso (¢). Characterized by lowercase c with a vertical or diagonal slash.
Derived directly as an abbreviation for Latin "centum" (hundred).
Head-to-Head Symbol Comparisons
All Comparisons →Practical Formatting Guides
All Guides →Symbol Placement Rules
Learn whether ¢ goes before or after numbers in English and international contexts.
Excel & Sheets Formatting
How to format cells with CENT (¢) without corrupting numeric calculations.
Keyboard Typing Cheat Sheet
Universal shortcuts to type ¢ on Windows (Alt + 0162), Mac, and Linux.