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| − | There is a discussion over [http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=369.0 which | + | There is a discussion over [http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=369.0 which Unicode symbol might be the best suited] for bitcoin. |
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** Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin | ** Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin | ||
* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]] | * [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png|20px]] | ||
| − | ** Cons: Do not exist in the | + | ** Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard |
* [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]] | * [[Image:Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png|20px]] | ||
| − | ** Cons: Do not exist in the | + | ** Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard |
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ⓢ</font> | * <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ⓢ</font> | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 19 January 2011
There is no official bitcoin symbol as of December 2010, however the BTC abbreviation is the most universally accepted form.
Unicode symbol
There is a discussion over which Unicode symbol might be the best suited for bitcoin.
It has lead to the following options:
- ฿
- Pro: Gives a currency-like look (it the symbol for an existing currency, the Thai Baht, but other currency symbols often get reused, like the $), Displayed correctly on all known OSes
- Cons: It is already a currency, and might confuse people
- ☃
- Cons: Wait, what?
- Ⓑ ⓑ
- Cons: Do not display properly for everyone
- ᴃ
- ␢
- β
- ¤
- Ƅ
- ∄
- ℬ
- ઘ
- Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin
- ϭ
- Cons: No visible relation to bitcoin
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- Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard
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- Cons: Do not exist in the Unicode standard
- ⓢ
