What is the Unicode code point for the yen symbol?

The yen sign is U+00A5, officially named YEN SIGN. It sits in the Latin-1 Supplement block, right after the cent sign.

What is the Alt code for the yen symbol?

On Windows, hold Alt and type 0165 on the numeric keypad (Alt+0165). This uses the yen sign's position in the Windows-1252 code page.

How do I type ¥ on a Mac?

On a US keyboard layout, press Option+Y. The character appears without needing the Shift key.

Is the yen symbol the same as the Chinese yuan symbol?

They share the same character, U+00A5. Unicode does not assign separate code points for yen and yuan; the surrounding currency code or context (JPY vs CNY) tells them apart.

What is the difference between ¥ and the fullwidth yen sign?

U+00A5 is the standard halfwidth yen sign used in most text. U+FFE5 is a fullwidth variant, sized to match other Japanese characters, and shows up mainly in older Shift-JIS documents and some Japanese typesetting.

How do I type ¥ on a Japanese keyboard?

Japanese (JIS) keyboards have a dedicated ¥ key in the top-right area, near Backspace, so no modifier key is needed.

Does the yen use decimal places like dollars and cents?

No. The yen has no subunit in everyday use, so prices are almost always written as whole numbers, for example ¥1,500 rather than ¥1,500.00.

Yen Symbol

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Copy the yen symbol (¥) and find its Alt code, Unicode value, and keyboard shortcut for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Japanese keyboards.

Yen Symbol

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Formats

Character ¥

Unicode U+00A5

HTML entity ¥

HTML decimal ¥

CSS escape \00A5

URL encoded %C2%A5

Fullwidth (U+FFE5) ￥

Click any row to copy that exact string.

Keyboard Shortcuts

System / layout	Shortcut	Notes
Windows (Alt code)		Hold Alt, type 0165 on the numeric keypad.
Mac (US layout)		Standard shortcut on a US Mac keyboard layout.
Windows / Mac (Japanese JIS keyboard)		Dedicated key near Backspace, no modifier needed.
Linux (GTK)		Type the hex code, then press Enter or Space.
Microsoft Word		Type 00A5 then press Alt+X to convert it.

Try it: format a price

Enter an amount and pick a style to copy a formatted yen price. Yen has no decimal subunit, so results round to a whole number.

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Summary

Copy the yen symbol (¥) and find its Alt code, Unicode value, and keyboard shortcut for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Japanese keyboards.

How it works

Click the large ¥ symbol to copy the plain character to your clipboard.
Or click any row in the Formats list to copy that exact encoded form (Unicode, HTML entity, URL encoding).
Check the keyboard shortcut table for your OS and keyboard layout, including dedicated Japanese (JIS) keyboards.
Use the "Try it" box to format an amount as a yen price, since JPY normally has no decimal places.

Use cases

Insert ¥ into a price when your keyboard has no dedicated yen key.
Format a price for a Japanese audience as a whole-number amount with no decimals.
Paste the HTML entity ¥ when a raw ¥ gets mangled by legacy page encoding.
Escape ¥ as %C2%A5 in a URL query string or API request.
Look up the Alt code for pasting into legacy software that blocks copy-paste.
Copy the fullwidth yen sign (U+FFE5) used in some Japanese typesetting and legacy Shift-JIS systems.

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Last updated: 2026-07-22 · Reviewed by Nham Vu