What ¢ means
It means cents, hundredths of a dollar. The sign is a c with a vertical or slanted stroke through it. You meet it on price tags, vending machines and old ads; it is especially familiar in US and Canadian prices, and some other currencies with cents have used it too.
In comments and forums, “just my 2¢” is shorthand for the informal American idiom “my two cents' worth”: an opinion offered, usually in a modest, softening way. It is not a price. British English has its own version, “my two penn'orth”.
Where does ¢ go, and what's the classic mistake?
After the number, no space: 25¢. Dollars go before it: 0.25. Pick one or the other, never both.
The slip to avoid is writing 0.99¢ or 0.99¢. Read literally, 0.99¢ is less than one cent. Write 99¢ or 0.99 instead.
Plain price notation, a little old-fashioned; in “my 2¢” it is casual and modest.
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Don't confuse it with
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3Worth knowing
- Some older American typewriters had a ¢ key. Standard computer keyboards don't, which is why it now needs a shortcut.
Questions people ask
2Is ¢ used for euro cents?
Rarely, and it isn't official. The EU has no official abbreviation for the cent and suggests c or ct; most euro prices are written as decimals, in each country's local format.
Can I write 1.25¢?
No. That labels one amount in both dollars and cents. Write 1.25, or 125¢ if you really want cents.
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How to type or find ¢
- Also called
- cents sign · cent symbol · c with a line
- Search it as
- cent · cents · ¢ sign · alt 0162 · my two cents · c with line through it
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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