Cent Sign (¢) is the Unicode character at U+00A2 in the Latin-1 Supplement block (official name: CENT SIGN). It commonly marks amounts in cents — one hundredth of a dollar or similar currency unit.
Remember
Character ¢
Unicode U+00A2
Hex entity ¢
Decimal ¢
Named entity ¢
CSS escape \00A2
All of these produce the same glyph: ¢. Prefer ¢ or a typed ¢ in hand-written HTML; use numeric forms when generating markup.
Reference
Quick Reference
One table for every form you will actually use.
Form
Code
Where it goes
Direct character
¢
HTML text (UTF-8)
Named entity
¢
HTML markup
Hex entity
¢
HTML markup
Decimal entity
¢
HTML markup
CSS escape
\00A2
Stylesheet content
When to use which
Situation
Use
Hand-written HTML
¢ or type ¢
Generated / numeric-only markup
¢ or ¢
Generated text via ::before / ::after
content: "\00A2"
Ghanaian cedi (look-alike)
Use ₵ (U+20B5), not ¢
Full dollar amounts
Use $ (or a locale currency format)
See it
Live Preview
Cent Sign rendered in common writing contexts.
Inline textOnly ¢99 today
Large glyph¢
Compared¢ $ ₵
Monospaceprice ¢ → cents
With entitiesNamed: ¢ | Hex: ¢ | Decimal: ¢
Code
Complete HTML Example
One page that shows Cent Sign with the named entity, hex entity, decimal entity, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Named + Hex + Decimal + CSS + Typed
Five ways to produce ¢ in a single document.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Cent Sign (¢) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\00A2";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Cent Sign using Named Entity: ¢</p>
<p>Cent Sign using Hex Code: ¢</p>
<p>Cent Sign using HTML Code: ¢</p>
<p id="point">Cent Sign using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Typed directly: ¢</p>
</body>
</html>
Use ¢ (hex), ¢ (decimal), ¢ (named), or the CSS escape \00A2 in the content property. All render ¢. You can also paste ¢ directly when your file is UTF-8.
U+00A2 (hex 00A2, decimal 162). Unicode names it CENT SIGN. It belongs to the Latin-1 Supplement block.
Yes. ¢ maps to U+00A2. Prefer ¢ in hand-written HTML; numeric forms are useful in generated markup.
¢ (U+00A2) is the cent sign (1/100 of a dollar or similar). ₵ (U+20B5) is the Ghanaian cedi — a different currency symbol.
HTML entities (¢, ¢, or ¢) go in markup. The CSS escape \00A2 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ¢.
Use it for prices in cents, coupon values, and fractional currency display. Prefer $ or full currency codes when the unit is dollars or another main currency.
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Did you know?
Cent sign is Unicode U+00A2 (decimal 162) — official name CENT SIGN in the Latin-1 Supplement block. HTML’s named reference is ¢. It is not the Ghanaian cedi (U+20B5 ₵).
