We are all very familiar with the dollar sign ($), and we are even drawn to it when it comes with a number. But have you noticed that little penny symbol (¢) that is also part of the US currency? It often happens when dealing with amounts less than $1, which makes it less attractive, but still, 100 cents equals $1, so you should be interested in the cents now. However, the main reason you are reading this is to find out how you can type the cent sign while working on your computer or smartphone.
The penny symbol is missing from most keyboards and this is what makes it difficult for those who have to use it every day of their lives. Or you can copy it online and then paste it into your document or if you’re like me; lazy enough to copy the penny symbol online, then this guide will be very useful for you because I have collected all the shortcuts to avoid problems in the future; no matter what device you are using, i will just go through my article to learn the keyboard shortcut to create the cent symbol and you can do it.
For the convenience of my readers, I have created bookmarks for each device and program, so that they can easily access their device or program and learn the shortcut for the penny symbol; so now let’s get started:
Table of Contents Cent Symbol: A Brief Introduction Type the Cent Sign on Windows Type a Cent Sign in to Microsoft Word Type the Cent Sign on Apple MacOS Type the Cent Sign on Smartphones Type a Cent Sign in HTML
The Penny Symbol – A Brief Introduction
A penny is a currency unit of many national currencies, including the US, and represents 1/100 of a currency unit. For example, $1 = 100¢. The word ‘cent’ is derived from the Latin word ‘centum’ which means ‘one hundred’. Cent is also often called a “penny” or “penny” with the same monetary value. The cent sign is often written with a dash over the letter ‘c’.
If we talk about the use of the cent sign, it is most often used in price lists and advertisements to represent amounts less than $1.
- For example, you can write 63 cents as 63¢, or $0.63.
It is always better to write the value in cents than with an initial amount of zero dollars. However, it is not as simple to write the cent symbol as it is for dollar signs; You don’t have it marked on the keyboard.
However, because it’s part of Unicode, it’s the international standard for displaying text on computers, smartphones, and other devices; this means that most modern devices come with a cent sign, and there are a few ways to enter it digitally.
Type Cent Login to Windows
| Keyboard shortcut: – Alt + 0162 |
To type the cent sign in Microsoft Windows, you must use the Alt key in conjunction with a number code that you type while holding down the ALT key on your keyboard.
So, to type a cent sign in Microsoft Windows, type 0162 while holding down the ALT key and then release it, and you’ll automatically enter the cent sign.
NOTE- If you can’t create a cent sign using the numbers in the top slot, you can try using the numbers on the right side of the keyboard.
Use a Windows character mapping program
You can also search for Alt on the cent sign or any other symbol using the Windows Character Map utility, a tool built into Windows.
To use this program:
- Go to the Start menu and type ‘Character Map’ in the ‘search programs and files’ field
- Click on ‘Character Map’ in the search results
- You can search for a symbol by scrolling through a character list that has many symbols; just select the symbol and copy and paste it to the desired location.
- Or you can use the search box to type cent and jump directly to the symbol; as you can see, the keystroke for the cent sign is given as ‘Alt+0162’. Select the character and copy it, then paste it where needed.
Also, you can always search for the symbol in a search engine like Google or Bing and then copy it from there to use anywhere.
NOTE- If you are working online in Google Docs, you will need to press the same code i.e. Alt+0162 to create a cent sign.
Type Cent Sign in to Microsoft Word
| Keyboard shortcut: – Alt + 0162 OR 00A2 Alt + X |
To type the cent sign in Microsoft Word, you need to use the Alt key in conjunction with a number code that you type while holding down the ALT key on your keyboard.
So, to type a cent sign in Microsoft Word, type 0162 while holding down the ALT key and then release it, and it will automatically enter the cent sign.
Alternatively, type 00A2 in your Word document and then press the Alt key and the X key together and when you release it, it will automatically insert a cent sign.
And for Microsoft Word, you can use the ‘Character Map’ program that Windows offers or just copy the character from the search engine and then paste it into your Word document.
Type Cent Sign on Apple MacOS
| Keyboard shortcut: – Option + 4 |
To type a cent sign using a Mac keyboard, press the Option key and the number key 4 at the same time; this will work on all versions of macOS and Macintosh systems.
NOTE- On some Mac keyboards (Apple UK/European keyboards), the Option key may be mapped as the ALT key instead.
Use Apple’s built-in character viewer
Another option to insert the cent sign on your Apple device is to use Apple’s built-in character viewer.
- Hold down the Control and Command keys and press the space bar to open the ‘Character Viewer’.
- Then search for the penny symbol using the menu or scroll through the list.
- Press the penny symbol to insert it into the program you are using.
Enter Cent Login on smartphones
To type the cent sign on your smartphone, you can use the default virtual keyboards on Android and iOS smartphones because they already have the cent sign.
To type the cent sign using other keyboards on your smartphone, you can press and hold the Dollar key $ on your keyboard. Select the cent sign or any other currency symbol you want to insert.
Type Cent Login HTML
| Keyboard Shortcut:- Decimal HTML Entity:- ¢Hexadecimal HTML Entity:- ¢HTML Entity Name:- ¢ |
You can insert the cent sign in HTML documents, you can use the decimal, hexadecimal or entity name.
Here are some HTML code examples to insert the cent symbol in HTML using decimal, hexadecimal, and entity name.
So you can make a penny sign on different devices and programs.
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