user4276: It seems that the most widely used symbol for Bitcoin is a B with two vertical lines through it1. It makes sense, as a single letter with a line or two through it is common for many currencies. Is there a plain text printing for this symbol, or perhaps a font that can insert it into documents and the like? What about a hex code or something for HTML printing? I'm looking for other ways to denote the currency without using an image.


With the symbols found here, it looks like a circle around it might become part of the official symbol as well. Maybe I should ask that separately.


user108892: Here is the unicode for '₿'. paste in any symbol you want the code for. Then hold CTRL+Shift & press 'u' followed by the code it gives. ₿ is 20bf.

user5406: Update in 2020: The Unicode 10.0 release included the Bitcoin symbol ₿ as U+20BF. For your computer to show the symbol in text, you may need to install a font that includes it. For Linux, one such font is GNU Unifont Glyphs.

To my knowledge there doesn't yet exist a single symbol font representation of the B with two vertical lines, although it seems to be possible to compose it by combining a B and a double vertical stroke overlay: B⃦. However, this doesn't display properly for me.
Some people have been using ฿ instead, however, this is actually the symbol for another currency, the Thai Baht. There has also been some discussion that a B with two vertical lines doesn't distinguish well enough from the Baht symbol.
One could also see Ƀ being used, but its usage doesn't seem to be widespread.
On Bitcoin.it one can find a comprehensive wikipage about the Bitcoin-Symbol. Unfortunately, it has not been updated since August 2013.
Until a proper unicode symbol is introduced, the best option for a disambiguous textual representations for Bitcoin might be one of either of the following.

BTC: A common abbreviation for Bitcoin.
XBT: Proposed as standard currency representation in ISO 4217, also see CoinDesk: Bitcoin gaining market-based legitimacy as XBT


user21623: I've made a custom font with Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin symbols. There's a download link in .otf format in this bitcointalk thread. (It's labeled "Download.")
If this font file doesn't include a cryptocurrency symbol that you need, I'm willing to add it.

user10341: I got the common Bitcoin symbol (B with two lines) approved for addition to Unicode as U+20BF last year. It will hopefully become part of the next Unicode standard in June and then it can be used in text. The character (₿) is already supported by iOS and macOS.

user12809: Like Murch said, there isn't a current text based symbol for it, but if you're going to use it on a web application, you can always use Font Awesome.
After you include the fontawesome library, you use the bitcoin symbol like this:
<i class="fa fa-btc"></i> fa-btc

Example output of the code above would be:

You can find more information regarding fontawesome bitcoin symbol documentation here.

4276: <p>It seems that the most widely used symbol for Bitcoin is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BitcoinSign.svg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">B with two vertical lines through it</a><sup>1</sup>. It makes sense, as a single letter with a line or two through it is common for many currencies. Is there a plain text printing for this symbol, or perhaps a font that can insert it into documents and the like? What about a hex code or something for HTML printing? I'm looking for other ways to denote the currency without using an image.</p>

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<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/18643/4276">With the symbols found here</a>, it looks like a circle around it might become part of the official symbol as well. Maybe I should ask that separately.</li>
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 108892: <p><a href="https://onlineunicodetools.com/convert-unicode-to-code-points?input=%E2%82%BF&amp;separator=%20&amp;base=hexadecimal&amp;custom-base=10" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> is the unicode for '₿'. paste in any symbol you want the code for. Then hold CTRL+Shift &amp; press 'u' followed by the code it gives. ₿ is 20bf.</p>
 5406: <p><strong>Update in 2020</strong>: The Unicode 10.0 release included the Bitcoin symbol ₿ as U+20BF. For your computer to show the symbol in text, you may need to install a font that includes it. For Linux, one such font is <a href="http://unifoundry.com/unifont/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>GNU Unifont Glyphs</code></a>.</p>
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<p>To my knowledge there doesn't yet exist a single symbol font representation of the B with two vertical lines, although it seems to be possible to compose it by combining a B and a double vertical stroke overlay: <code>B⃦</code>. However, this doesn't display properly for me.</p>
<p>Some people have been using <code>฿</code> instead, however, this is actually the symbol for another currency, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_baht" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Thai Baht</a>. There has also been some discussion that a B with two vertical lines doesn't distinguish well enough from the Baht symbol.</p>
<p>One could also see <code>Ƀ</code> being used, but its usage doesn't seem to be widespread.</p>
<p>On Bitcoin.it one can find a comprehensive wikipage about the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_symbol" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin-Symbol</a>. Unfortunately, it has not been updated since August 2013.</p>
<p>Until a proper unicode symbol is introduced, the best option for a disambiguous textual representations for Bitcoin might be one of either of the following.</p>
<ul>
<li>BTC: A common abbreviation for Bitcoin.</li>
<li>XBT: Proposed as standard currency representation in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ISO 4217</a>, also see <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-gaining-market-based-legitimacy-xbt/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CoinDesk: Bitcoin gaining market-based legitimacy as XBT</a></li>
</ul>
 21623: <p>I've made a custom font with Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin symbols. There's a download link in .otf format in <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=904849.0" rel="nofollow">this bitcointalk thread</a>. (It's labeled "Download.")</p>

<p>If this font file doesn't include a cryptocurrency symbol that you need, I'm willing to add it.</p>
 10341: <p>I got the common Bitcoin symbol (B with two lines) approved for addition to Unicode as U+20BF last year. It will hopefully become part of the next Unicode standard in June and then it can be used in text. The character (₿) is already supported by iOS and macOS.</p>
 12809: <p>Like Murch said, there isn't a current text based symbol for it, but if you're going to use it on a web application, you can always use <a href="http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/icons/" rel="noreferrer">Font Awesome</a>.</p>

<p>After you include the fontawesome library, you use the bitcoin symbol like this:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;i class="fa fa-btc"&gt;&lt;/i&gt; fa-btc
</code></pre>

<p>Example output of the code above would be:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/r1tUR.png" alt="Example output would be like this"></p>

<p>You can find more information regarding fontawesome bitcoin symbol documentation <a href="http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/icon/btc/" rel="noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
