Euro

€ · Currency Symbol · Code: EUR · Unicode: U+20AC

Technical Information

Unicode Code
U+20AC
HTML Code
€
CSS Code
\20AC
Decimal Code
8364

How to Use

HTML:
€
CSS:
\20AC
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x20AC)

Variants & Usage

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Usage Map


Primary Currency
Used additionally

Description

The official currency of the Eurozone, used by 20 of the 27 member states of the European Union. The € symbol was introduced in 1996.

History

The euro sign € was inspired by the Greek letter epsilon (ε), a reference to the cradle of European civilization. The two parallel lines signify stability.