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Yen is the official currency symbol for Japan and China. However, Yuan is primarily used by Chinese with the international ISO code as CNY. In our earlier article, we have explained how to type Chinese Yuan symbol. In this article, we will explain Japanese Yen sign using keyboard shortcuts and other utilities.

Topics Covered:

Keyboard Shortcuts for Yen Sign
- How to Type Yen Symbol?
- Other Utilities to Type Yen Sign
- Using Yen Sign in HTML
- Using Yen Sign in CSS
- Fullwidth Yen Sign and Yen Emoji
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Yen Sign

Below is the summary of shortcuts for making Yen sign using keyboard in Windows and Mac computers.

Symbol Name	Yen Sign (¥)
Windows Shortcut	Alt + 165
Mac Shortcut	Option + 00A5
Word Shortcut	00A5 Alt + X
HTML Entity Decimal	¥
HTML Entity Hexadecimal	¥
HTML Entity Name	¥
CSS Value	\00A5;
Decimal	165
Hexadecimal	00A5
Unicode Point	U+00A5
Category	Currency Symbol

How to Type Yen Symbol?

1. Type Yen sign in Windows 10

In Windows 10 computers, turn on numeric lock, press alt key and 0165 using number pad. This will make Yen sign ¥ on your document.

2. What is Word shortcut for Yen sign?

You can type Yen sign in Word documents by typing 00A5, then press alt and X keys together.

3. How to type Yen sign in Mac?

On MacBook, you have to first change the input method to Unicode Hex Input. After that, hold the option key and type 00A5 keys to make Yen sign ¥.

4. What is fullwidth Yen sign?

Fullwidth Yen sign is another symbol that you can type using Alt + 65509 in Windows and Option + FFE5 in Mac. Most Chinese writing applications use fullwidth Yen sign by default as a currency symbol.

5. Insert Yen Sign in HTML

You can use decimal &# 165; or hexadecimal code &#x 00A5; or entity name & yen; in HTML documents to insert the sign.

6. Insert Yen Sign in CSS

Instead of inserting the symbol in HTML, it is also possible to insert the symbol using CSS. You can use the hexadecimal code like content:\00A5; in CSS style.

Other Utilities to Type Yen Sign

In addition to alt code shortcuts, you can use Character Viewer in Mac and Character Map / Symbol utility in Windows computers. For example, you can insert Yen sign in Windows Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook using Symbol utility.

Go to “Insert > Symbols > More Symbols” option.
This will open Symbol dialog box.
Change the “from:” dropdown to “Unicode (hex)”.
Click on the “Subset:” dropdown and choose “Latin-1 Supplement”.
Keep the “Font:” as Arial or any other standard fonts.
Double click on the Yen sign to insert on your document.

Similarly, you can use Character Map app to find and insert Yen symbol.

If “Option + 00A5” shortcut not works on your Mac, press “Control + Command + Space” to open Character Viewer app. Search “yen” to filter and insert the symbol.

Using Yen Sign in HTML

You can use the decimal, hexadecimal or the entity name in HTML with any tag. Below are some of the examples:

¥ ¥ ¥

Using Yen Sign in CSS

Use the hexadecimal code like below in CSS to insert Yen symbol.

li:before { content:\00A5; font-family:Arial; }

Fullwidth Yen Sign and Yen Emoji

In addition to the normal Yen sign, Unicode has few more Yen related symbols that you can type using the below alt codes. This includes the fullwidth Yen and three emoji symbols.

Symbol	Name	Alt Code
￥	Fullwidth Yen Sign	Alt + 65509
💴	Yen Banknote Emoji	Alt + 128180
💹	Chart Increasing with Yen Emoji	Alt + 128185
💱	Currency Exchange Emoji	Alt + 128177