Colón (currency)
| ₡ | |
|---|---|
Colón | |
| In Unicode | U+20A1 ₡ COLON SIGN |
| Currency | |
| Currency | Costa Rican colón, Salvadoran colón |
| Category | |
The colón (₡) refers to two Central American currencies, both named for Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón)[1]:
- the Costa Rican colón (ISO 4217 code: CRC[2]), used in Costa Rica since 1896
- the Salvadoran colón (ISO 4217 code: SVC[2]), used in El Salvador from 1892 until 2001, when it was replaced by the American dollar
Symbol
The symbol for the colón is "₡", written as a capital letter C crossed by two diagonal strokes. In Unicode, it is at code point U+20A1 ₡ COLON SIGN[3] and may be typed on many English language Microsoft Windows keyboards with the shortcut ALT+8353.[4]
The correct way to write colones is ₡1, with the symbol before the number. This follows the standard for most currencies.
References
- ^ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2019). Coins and currency: An historical encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 340. ISBN 9781476677965. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b "List of ISO 4217 Currencies and Currency Codes". Thomson Reuters. February 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Currency Symbols 20A0-20CF | The Unicode Standard, Version 17.0" (PDF). Unicode. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Alt Code Shortcuts for Currency Symbols". WebNots. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2025.