South African Rand Symbol (R) - ZAR Copy, Alt Code & Unicode
Instant copy for the South African Rand symbol (R). ISO 4217 code ZAR, Windows Alt code (Alt + 82), Unicode U+0052, official sources, and formatting rules.
R
South African Rand
ZAROfficial Currency of South Africa
Technical & Typography Specifications
ISO 4217 Alpha Code
ZARUnicode Codepoint
U+0052HTML Named Entity
Decimal Entity
CSS Content Escape
Minor Fractional UnitCent (1/100)
Grammar & Formatting Standards
Symbol Placement: Prefix (Before Amount)
Standard representation: R100.00. Standard practice places the symbol flush with the numerical digits without spaces.
History & Etymology
The legal tender of South Africa and the Common Monetary Area (Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini).
Named after the Witwatersrand (the gold-rich ridge where Johannesburg was founded) in 1961.