Fullwidth cent sign (￠) is the Unicode character at U+FFE0 in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms. Official name: FULLWIDTH CENT SIGN. It is the fullwidth form of the regular cent sign ¢ — same meaning, wider glyph for East Asian layouts.
Remember
Character ￠
Unicode U+FFE0
Hex entity ￠
Decimal ￠
CSS escape \FFE0
Named entity (none)
Meaning fullwidth cent currency symbol
Not the same ¢ (¢) · c · ￥ (fullwidth yen)
Prefer ￠ or ￠ in HTML (no named form). You can also type ￠ in a UTF-8 document. For most Western pages, prefer ¢ (¢).
Built with Hex: ￠
Built with Decimal: ￠
Built with CSS: ￠
Typed: ￠
Price: ５０￠
Regular cent: ¢
How It Works
1. Hex:￠ inserts code point U+FFE0 → ￠.
2. Decimal: same code point as 65504 → ￠. Same visual as hex.
3. CSS: use \FFE0 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ￠.
4. Typed: paste ￠ in a UTF-8 document when you need the fullwidth cent glyph. Compare with ¢ for the regular halfwidth form.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with fullwidth cent sign.
Name
No named entity
There is no HTML5 named entity for U+FFE0. Use ￠ or ￠. Do not invent &fullcent;.
¢
Not regular ¢
Regular cent is ¢ (U+00A2). Fullwidth is ￠. Prefer ¢ unless you need fullwidth alignment.
Width
Mixed widths look uneven
Pair ￠ with fullwidth digits (for example ５０). Mixing with ASCII digits often looks misaligned.
Font
Font coverage
Some fonts omit fullwidth currency forms. If ￠ is missing, fall back to ¢ or a font with Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms coverage.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\FFE0 belongs in CSS strings. ￠ / ￠ belong in HTML.
a11y
Add accessible text
Screen readers may not announce ￠ clearly. Prefer aria-label="50 cents" or nearby prose when the amount matters.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ￠, not ￠.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Fullwidth cent sign (U+FFE0) and its entity forms (￠, ￠, CSS \\FFE0) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Fullwidth Cent Sign (￠)
Encode with hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+FFE0Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ￠ in HTML (no named form). Use ￠ when decimal form is required, and \\FFE0 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: fullwidth cent is U+FFE0 (decimal 65504) — glyph ￠.
HTML: no named entity — use ￠ / ￠ / type ￠.
CSS: use \FFE0 inside content for generated text.
Meaning: ￠ ≠ ¢ (prefer ¢ unless you need fullwidth).
One line:U+FFE0 → ￠ / ￠ / CSS \FFE0 (no named form).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ￠ (hex), ￠ (decimal), type ￠ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \FFE0 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+FFE0.
U+FFE0 (FULLWIDTH CENT SIGN). Hex FFE0, decimal 65504. It belongs to the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block (U+FF00–U+FFEF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+FFE0. Prefer ￠ or ￠. The regular cent sign uses ¢.
Use it in East Asian fullwidth layouts where currency symbols should match fullwidth digit width. Prefer the regular cent sign (U+00A2, ¢) for most Western pages.
HTML numeric entities (￠ or ￠) go in markup. The CSS escape \FFE0 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. U+FFE0 is the fullwidth cent (￠). The regular cent sign is U+00A2 (¢, ¢). They look similar but have different widths and code points.
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Did you know?
Fullwidth cent sign is Unicode U+FFE0 (decimal 65504) — glyph ￠ (FULLWIDTH CENT SIGN) in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms. There is no HTML5 named entity; use ￠ or ￠. It is the fullwidth counterpart of the regular cent sign (¢, ¢). Prefer ¢ for Western layouts; use ￠ when aligning with East Asian fullwidth typography.
