₪
Shekel Sign
- Unicode
- U+20AA
- Category
- Currency
- HTML Entity
- ₪
- CSS
- \20AA
The ₪ symbol represents the Israeli New Shekel, the official currency of Israel. Its unique design is a monogram combining the first Hebrew letters of the words shekel (ש) and hadash (ח), which translates to "new." You will commonly see this sign used in financial documents, pricing displays, and e-commerce platforms operating within the Israeli market.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8362 or Win+. then search "Shekel"
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "Shekel"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 20AA
- HTML
- ₪
In Programming
In programming, the Shekel sign is primarily used as a string literal or character constant to format localized currency values in financial and e-commerce applications.
Tags
Hebrew currency
ILS symbol
Israel money sign
Israeli New Shekel
Israeli currency
NIS
currency
finance
ils
israel
money
new shekel
shekel
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