€
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
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
Greece
Ireland
🇮🇹 Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
🇪🇸 Spain
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.