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It has lead to the following options:
 
It has lead to the following options:
  
Refer to the this page on [[Microsoft Windows Unicode Input | how to type Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows]]
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To type Unicode characters, refer to:
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[[Microsoft Windows Unicode Input]]
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[[How to easily type the circled B symbol on a Mac]]
  
  
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* Cons: Small fonts are harder to read
 
* Cons: Small fonts are harder to read
 
|| CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER B || ||Alt +24D1
 
|| CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER B || ||Alt +24D1
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|ᴃ|| || LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL BARRED B || ||Alt +1D03
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|Ƀ|| || LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE || ||Alt +0243
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|B⃦|| ||  || ||
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|␢|| || (Unicode Block: Control Pictures) BLANK SYMBOL (graphic for space) || || Alt +2422
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|β|| || GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA || ||Alt +03B2
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|¤|| || CURRENCY SIGN ||Alt 0164 ||Alt +00A4
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|Ƅ||  || LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE SIX || ||Alt +0184
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|∄|| || (Unicode Block: Mathematical Operators) THERE DOES NOT EXIST || ||Alt +2204
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|ℬ|| || SCRIPT CAPITAL B || ||Alt +212C
 
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* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ᴃ</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">Ƀ</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">B⃦</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">␢</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">β</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">¤</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">Ƅ</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">∄</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ℬ</font>
 
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ઘ</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">ઘ</font>
 
** Cons: No visible relation to Bitcoin
 
** Cons: No visible relation to Bitcoin
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* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">☃</font>
 
* <font style="font-size:1.5em;">☃</font>
 
** Cons: Wait, what?
 
** Cons: Wait, what?
==Reference==
 
[[How to easily type the circled B symbol on a Mac]]
 

Revision as of 12:49, 21 February 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:

To type Unicode characters, refer to: Microsoft Windows Unicode Input How to easily type the circled B symbol on a Mac


Proposed character Pros & Cons Unicode name Unicode decimal input Unicode hex input
฿
  • Pros: Gives a currency-like look (it is 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 used for the Thai currency, and might confuse people
THAI CURRENCY SYMBOL BAHT Alt +0E3F
  • Pros: Similar to current bitcoin.org logo
CIRCLED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B Alt +24B7
  • Pros: Small b represent the unit bit in computer where capital B is Byte
  • Cons: Small fonts are harder to read
CIRCLED LATIN SMALL LETTER B Alt +24D1
LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL BARRED B Alt +1D03
Ƀ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE Alt +0243
B⃦
(Unicode Block: Control Pictures) BLANK SYMBOL (graphic for space) Alt +2422
β GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA Alt +03B2
¤ CURRENCY SIGN Alt 0164 Alt +00A4
Ƅ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE SIX Alt +0184
(Unicode Block: Mathematical Operators) THERE DOES NOT EXIST Alt +2204
SCRIPT CAPITAL B Alt +212C
    • Cons: No visible relation to Bitcoin
  • ϭ
    • Cons: No visible relation to Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion circled struck-through B.png
    • Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
  • Bitcoin Symbol Suggestion rotated power.png
    • Cons: Does not exist in the Unicode standard
  • Bat.png the b'at
    • Pros: Is round like a coin. Contains the B for Bitcoin. Borrows a style widelly associated with the internet. Not used for other meanings.
    • Cons: Not (yet) officially in the Unicode standard.
  • A C with 1 and zero inside [[1]]
  • A C with a circle and dot inside [[2]]
    • Cons: Wait, what?