Fullwidth yen sign (￥) is the Unicode character at U+FFE5 in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms. Official name: FULLWIDTH YEN SIGN. It is the fullwidth form of the regular yen sign ¥ — same meaning (Japanese yen / Chinese yuan), wider glyph for East Asian layouts.
Remember
Character ￥
Unicode U+FFE5
Hex entity ￥
Decimal ￥
CSS escape \FFE5
Named entity (none)
Meaning fullwidth yen / yuan currency symbol
Not the same ¥ (¥) · ￦ (fullwidth won) · Y
Prefer ￥ or ￥ in HTML (no named form). You can also type ￥ in a UTF-8 document. For most pages, prefer ¥ (¥).
Built with Hex: ￥
Built with Decimal: ￥
Built with CSS: ￥
Typed: ￥
Price: ￥１２３４
Regular yen: ¥
How It Works
1. Hex:￥ inserts code point U+FFE5 → ￥.
2. Decimal: same code point as 65509 → ￥. Same visual as hex.
3. CSS: use \FFE5 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ￥.
4. Typed: paste ￥ in a UTF-8 document when you need the fullwidth yen glyph. Compare with ¥ for the regular halfwidth form.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with fullwidth yen sign.
Name
No named entity
There is no HTML5 named entity for U+FFE5. Use ￥ or ￥. Do not invent &fullyen;.
¥
Not regular ¥
Regular yen is ¥ (U+00A5). Fullwidth is ￥. Prefer ¥ unless you need fullwidth alignment.
Won
Not won
Fullwidth won is ￦ (U+FFE6). Yen and won look related but are different currencies and code points.
Width
Mixed widths look uneven
Pair ￥ with fullwidth digits (for example １２３４). 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
\FFE5 belongs in CSS strings. ￥ / ￥ belong in HTML.
a11y
Add accessible text
Screen readers may not announce ￥ clearly. Prefer aria-label="1234 yen" or nearby prose when the amount matters.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ￥, not ￥.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Fullwidth yen sign (U+FFE5) and its entity forms (￥, ￥, CSS \\FFE5) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Fullwidth Yen 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+FFE5Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ￥ in HTML (no named form). Use ￥ when decimal form is required, and \\FFE5 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: fullwidth yen is U+FFE5 (decimal 65509) — glyph ￥.
HTML: no named entity — use ￥ / ￥ / type ￥.
CSS: use \FFE5 inside content for generated text.
Meaning: ￥ ≠ ¥ (prefer ¥ unless you need fullwidth).
One line:U+FFE5 → ￥ / ￥ / CSS \FFE5 (no named form).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ￥ (hex), ￥ (decimal), type ￥ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \FFE5 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+FFE5.
U+FFE5 (FULLWIDTH YEN SIGN). Hex FFE5, decimal 65509. It belongs to the Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms block (U+FF00–U+FFEF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+FFE5. Prefer ￥ or ￥. The regular yen sign uses ¥.
Use it in East Asian fullwidth layouts where currency symbols should match fullwidth digit width. Prefer the regular yen sign (U+00A5, ¥) for most Western or mixed pages.
HTML numeric entities (￥ or ￥) go in markup. The CSS escape \FFE5 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. U+FFE5 is the fullwidth yen (￥). The regular yen sign is U+00A5 (¥, ¥). They look similar but have different widths and code points.
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Did you know?
Fullwidth yen sign is Unicode U+FFE5 (decimal 65509) — glyph ￥ (FULLWIDTH YEN SIGN) in Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms. There is no HTML5 named entity; use ￥ or ￥. It is the fullwidth counterpart of the regular yen sign (¥, ¥). Prefer ¥ for most layouts; use ￥ when aligning with East Asian fullwidth typography.
