kr
Norwegian Krone
kr · Currency Symbol · Code: NOK · Unicode: U+006B 0072
Technical Information
Unicode Code
U+006B 0072
HTML Code
kr
CSS Code
\006B\0072
Decimal Code
107
How to Use
HTML:
kr
CSS:
\006B\0072
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x006B 0072)
Variants & Usage
No country information available
Usage Map
Primary Currency
Used additionally
Description
The official currency of Norway. The symbol "kr" stands for "krone" (crown) in Norwegian. Currency of one of the world's richest countries due to oil.
History
Introduced in 1875, replacing the Norwegian speciedaler. Norway has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, based on oil revenues.