¥

See also: Ɏ, Y, ￥, and Appendix:Variations of "y"

Translingual

Description

A capital letter Y, crossed by one or two horizontal lines.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Did this symbol originate in Japan, China, or some western country?”)

Symbol

¥

1. The symbol for yen, the currency of Japan
2. The symbol for the yuan, the currency of China

Derived terms

• CN¥
• JP¥

See also

• (yen): 円
• (yuan): 元 (yuán), 圓／圆 (yuán) / 圆 (yuán)

Currency signs

• ؋ – afghani
• ฿ – baht
• ₿ – bitcoin
• ¢ – cent
• ₡ – colón
• ₵ – cedi
• – cifrão
• Ð – dogecoin
• $ – dollar sign
• ₫ – dong
• ֏ – dram
• € – euro
• ƒ – florin/guilder/gulden
• ₲ – guarani
• ₴ – hryvnia
• ₭ – kip
• ₾ – lari
• ₺ – Turkish lira
• ₼ – manat
• ₥ – mill
• ₦ – naira
• ₱ – Philippine peso
• £ or ₤ – pound/lira
• ﷼ – rial/riyal
• ៛ – riel
• ރ – rufiyaa
• ₽ – ruble
• ₨ – rupee
• ௹ – rupee
• ₹ – Indian rupee
• ૱ – rupee (in Gujarat)
• ₪ – new shekel
• ⃀ – som
• ৲ or ৳ – taka
• ₸ – tenge
• ₮ – tugrik, tether
• ₩ – won
• ¥ – yen/yuan

Formerly used currency signs

• 𐆚 – Roman as
• ₳ – austral
• ₠ – ECU (European Currency Unit)
• ₢$ – cruzeiro
• 𐆖 – Roman denarius
• ₯ – drachma
• ₣ – French franc
• ₶ – livre tournois
• ℳ – mark
• ₧ – peseta
• ₰ – pfennig
• 𐆘 – Roman sesterce
• ₷ – spesmilo
• – old Israeli shekel/sheqel