euro sign

euro sign (U+20AC): currency symbol for the European Monetary Union; the euro is not the ECU!
Place unicode_character Q18100
euro sign
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euro sign

Summary

euro sign is an Unicode character[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,448 views/month, #1 of 359).[2]

Key Facts

  • euro sign's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].
  • euro sign's based on is recorded as E/e[4].
  • euro sign's based on is recorded as E[5].
  • euro sign's based on is recorded as Е/е[6].
  • euro sign is a type of Unicode currency sign[7].
  • euro sign's Commons category is recorded as Euro sign[8].
  • euro sign's Unicode character is recorded as €[9].
  • December 12, 1996 marks the founding of euro sign[10].
  • euro sign's different from is recorded as European Currency Unit sign[11].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \EUR[12].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \EURcr[13].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \EURdig[14].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \EURhv[15].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \EURtm[16].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \euro[17].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \geneuro[18].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \geneuronarrow[19].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \geneurowide[20].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \officialeuro[21].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \eurologo[22].
  • euro sign's TeX string is recorded as \texteuro[23].
  • euro sign's homoglyph is recorded as European Currency Unit sign[24].
  • euro sign's Unicode code point is recorded as 20AC[25].
  • euro sign's HTML entity is recorded as €[26].
  • euro sign's HTML entity is recorded as €[27].

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Designation and Status

euro sign's instance of is recorded as Unicode character[3].

History and Context

December 12, 1996 marks the founding of euro sign[10].

Why It Matters

euro sign ranks in the top 0.28% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,448 views/month, #1 of 359).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id money/euro-sign
    Based on E/e, E, Е/е
    Instance of Unicode character
    Subclass of Unicode currency sign
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: money/euro-sign"
  2. 8w ago · Verdy p · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of Unicode character
    Different from European Currency Unit sign
    Instance of
    Local thumb
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q25382543]]"
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