British Pound Sterling

£ · Currency Symbol · Code: GBP · Unicode: U+00A3

Unicode Code

U+00A3

HTML Code

CSS Code

\00A3

Decimal Code

163

HTML:

                &#163;            

CSS:

                \00A3            

JavaScript:

                String.fromCodePoint(0x00A3)

£100

Symbol before amount

100£

Symbol after amount

GBP

International code

UK£

Country specification

Latin libra (historical)

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Primary Currency

Used additionally

The official currency of the United Kingdom. One of the oldest currencies still in use.

The pound sterling dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. The name originates from the Latin "libra" - a unit of weight.