Global List of Money Symbols: 30+ Currency Symbols Quick Reference Guide

2025-12-24 14:34:07

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Why Is Mastering Currency Symbols So Important?

In forex trading and international investments, being able to quickly identify each country’s currency symbol is like holding a key to the global financial markets. Currency symbols serve as visual identifiers, allowing traders to instantly determine the involved currency types and track the value fluctuations of different currencies.

For example, when you see “€” on a quote sheet, you immediately understand it involves the European currency market, with common trading pairs like EUR/USD (Euro to US Dollar) or EUR/JPY (Euro to Japanese Yen) coming to mind. Concise and efficient currency symbol notation replaces lengthy text descriptions, substituting “$40” for the cumbersome “40 US Dollars,” greatly enhancing trading efficiency.

Major Countries’ Currency Symbols Lookup Table

The following table covers mainstream currencies and their corresponding currency symbols across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa:

Continent	Country	Currency Name	Currency Code	Currency Symbol
Americas	USA	US Dollar	USD	$
	Canada	Canadian Dollar	CAD	$
	Brazil	Brazilian Real	BRL	R$
Asia	China	Renminbi (Yuan)	CNY	￥/元
	Taiwan	New Taiwan Dollar	TWD	NT$
	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	$/HK$
	Japan	Japanese Yen	JPY	¥
	Singapore	Singapore Dollar	SGD	$
	Korea	Korean Won	KRW	₩
	India	Indian Rupee	INR	₹
	Indonesia	Indonesian Rupiah	IDR	Rp
	Malaysia	Malaysian Ringgit	MYR	RM
	Philippines	Philippine Peso	PHP	₱
	Thailand	Thai Baht	THB	฿
	Vietnam	Vietnamese Dong	VND	₫
Australia	Australia	Australian Dollar	AUD	$
	New Zealand	New Zealand Dollar	NZD	$
Europe	UK	British Pound	GBP	£
	Eurozone	Euro	EUR	€
	Russia	Russian Ruble	RUB	₽
	Ukraine	Ukrainian Hryvnia	UAH	₴
	Turkey	Turkish Lira	TRY	₺
Middle East & Africa	UAE	UAE Dirham	AED	د.إ
	Israel	New Shekel	ILS	₪
	Nigeria	Naira	NGN	₦
	Kenya	Kenyan Shilling	KES	Ksh
	South Africa	South African Rand	ZAR	R

Currency Symbol Keyboard Input Tips

The shortcuts for inputting common currency symbols on different operating systems are shown below:

Currency Name	Code	Currency Symbol	Mac Shortcut	Windows Shortcut
Euro	EUR	€	Shift+Option+2	Alt+E
Pound Sterling	GBP	£	Option+3	Alt+L
US Dollar	USD	$	Shift+4	Shift+4
Japanese Yen	JPY	¥	Option+Y	Not applicable

Mac users can quickly input via key combinations, while Windows often uses Alt codes. These shortcuts are especially useful when drafting daily trading documents and reports.

Clarification of Confusing Currency Symbols

￥ Symbol’s Dual Identity

The “￥” symbol has two completely different uses in Asia. In Japan, it represents the Japanese Yen (JPY), while in China, it indicates the Renminbi (CNY). To avoid ambiguity, industry practice is to add the currency code before the symbol, for example:

CNY￥100 indicates 100 Renminbi
JPY￥100 indicates 100 Yen

$ Symbol’s Global Usage

The seemingly simple “$” symbol is used in over 30 countries worldwide. Common ways to distinguish currency symbols include:

Currency Name	English Name	Symbol Prefix
US Dollar	United States Dollar	US$
New Taiwan Dollar	New Taiwan Dollar	NT$
Canadian Dollar	Canadian Dollar	C$
Brazilian Real	Brazilian Real	R$
Hong Kong Dollar	Hong Kong Dollar	HK$
Singapore Dollar	Singapore Dollar	S$
Australian Dollar	Australian Dollar	A$
New Zealand Dollar	New Zealand Dollar	NZ$

Adding a prefix letter to the “$” symbol for different currencies in official documents can effectively prevent misreading.

฿ Symbol’s Meaning in Two Worlds

The “฿” symbol traditionally refers to the Thai Baht (THB) in the forex market, but in digital assets, the same symbol represents Bitcoin. This dual meaning requires users to distinguish based on context.

Understanding the Structure of Forex Currency Pairs

Forex currency pairs indicate the exchange rate relationship between two different currencies. For example, EUR/USD reflects the Euro against the US Dollar, while GBP/JPY shows the British Pound against the Japanese Yen.

Taking USD/GBP as an example, the meaning of this currency pair is:

Base Currency (the first one): USD, the price basis
Quote Currency (the second one): GBP, the standard for measuring the base currency’s value

Therefore, USD/GBP = 0.73 means 1 US Dollar can be exchanged for 0.73 British Pounds. Investors profit by buying or selling one currency to exchange for the other, based on exchange rate fluctuations. Mastering these currency symbols and the structure of exchange rates is fundamental to becoming a professional forex trader.

The forex market offers the most popular and highly liquid trading opportunities worldwide, and understanding each country’s currency symbols is the first step into this market.

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