🇫🇷 Historical Currency

French Franc (Historical) Symbol (₣) - FRF Copy, Alt Code & Unicode

Instant copy for the French Franc (Historical) symbol (₣). ISO 4217 code FRF, Windows Alt code (Alt + 8355), Unicode U+20A3, official sources, and formatting rules.

₣Native: F / FF

French Franc (Historical)

FRF

Official Currency of France (pre-Euro)

Technical & Typography Specifications

ISO 4217 Alpha CodeFRF

Unicode CodepointU+20A3

HTML Named Entity

Decimal Entity

CSS Content Escape

Minor Fractional UnitCentime (1/100)

Grammar & Formatting Standards

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Symbol Placement: Suffix (After Amount)

Standard representation: 100,00 ₣. Standard practice includes a non-breaking space between the digits and the symbol.

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History & Etymology

The historical currency of France before the adoption of the Euro in 2002. Represented by capital F with a horizontal stroke.

Created by King John II in 1360 to pay ransom for his release during the Hundred Years' War.

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Typographic strokes and historical Lusophone decimal markers.

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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 FRF (₣) without corrupting numeric calculations.

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Keyboard Typing Cheat Sheet

Universal shortcuts to type ₣ on Windows (Alt + 8355), Mac, and Linux.

Related Financial & Typographic Terms

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📖 ISO 4217 Standard

The international standard code defining FRF and its numeric ID.

📖 Minor Subunit

Fractional division rules (Centime (1/100)).

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