Fullwidth pound sign (￡) is the Unicode character at U+FFE1 in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms. Official name: FULLWIDTH POUND SIGN. It is the fullwidth form of the regular pound sign £ — same meaning, wider glyph for East Asian layouts.
Remember
Character ￡
Unicode U+FFE1
Hex entity ￡
Decimal ￡
CSS escape \FFE1
Named entity (none)
Meaning fullwidth pound sterling currency symbol
Not the same £ (£) · ＄ (fullwidth dollar) · L
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 pound: £
How It Works
1. Hex:￡ inserts code point U+FFE1 → ￡.
2. Decimal: same code point as 65505 → ￡. Same visual as hex.
3. CSS: use \FFE1 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ￡.
4. Typed: paste ￡ in a UTF-8 document when you need the fullwidth pound glyph. Compare with £ for the regular halfwidth form.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with fullwidth pound sign.
Name
No named entity
There is no HTML5 named entity for U+FFE1. Use ￡ or ￡. Do not invent &fullpound;.
£
Not regular £
Regular pound is £ (U+00A3). 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
\FFE1 belongs in CSS strings. ￡ / ￡ belong in HTML.
a11y
Add accessible text
Screen readers may not announce ￡ clearly. Prefer aria-label="50 pounds" or nearby prose when the amount matters.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ￡, not ￡.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Fullwidth pound sign (U+FFE1) and its entity forms (￡, ￡, CSS \\FFE1) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Fullwidth Pound 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+FFE1Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ￡ in HTML (no named form). Use ￡ when decimal form is required, and \\FFE1 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: fullwidth pound is U+FFE1 (decimal 65505) — glyph ￡.
HTML: no named entity — use ￡ / ￡ / type ￡.
CSS: use \FFE1 inside content for generated text.
Meaning: ￡ ≠ £ (prefer £ unless you need fullwidth).
One line:U+FFE1 → ￡ / ￡ / CSS \FFE1 (no named form).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ￡ (hex), ￡ (decimal), type ￡ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \FFE1 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+FFE1.
U+FFE1 (FULLWIDTH POUND SIGN). Hex FFE1, decimal 65505. It belongs to the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block (U+FF00–U+FFEF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+FFE1. Prefer ￡ or ￡. The regular pound sign uses £.
Use it in East Asian fullwidth layouts where currency symbols should match fullwidth digit width. Prefer the regular pound sign (U+00A3, £) for most Western pages.
HTML numeric entities (￡ or ￡) go in markup. The CSS escape \FFE1 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. U+FFE1 is the fullwidth pound (￡). The regular pound sign is U+00A3 (£, £). They look similar but have different widths and code points.
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Did you know?
Fullwidth pound sign is Unicode U+FFE1 (decimal 65505) — glyph ￡ (FULLWIDTH POUND SIGN) in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms. There is no HTML5 named entity; use ￡ or ￡. It is the fullwidth counterpart of the regular pound sign (£, £). Prefer £ for Western layouts; use ￡ when aligning with East Asian fullwidth typography.
