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tenge sign

Tenge sign

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₸ is the currency sign for the Kazakhstani tenge, the national currency of Kazakhstan. You will see it on price tags, menus, online store listings, and receipts. For official contracts and formal documents, Kazakhstan’s National Bank recommends writing out the full currency name or using the three-letter code KZT.

Text symbol

What ₸ means

It stands for Kazakhstan’s national currency, the tenge. The symbol was chosen in 2007 through a nationwide competition organized by the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Its design pairs a capital letter T with an upper horizontal bar floating above it, evoking the initial T sound in “tenge” while symbolizing stability and progress.

In Kazakhstani retail displays and receipts, the sign is normally placed after the amount separated by a space (for example, 2 500 ₸). In some software or foreign currency lists, placement depends on the user’s local language settings, while interbank transfers use the standard three-letter code KZT.

Standard for retail prices, store displays, menus, and business reporting.

As of 12.12.2024, Kazakhstan's National Bank advises using the full name or KZT in official documents.

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Don't confuse it with

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〒
Postal Mark
〒 is Japan’s postal mark for postal codes and post offices. Its lower bar crosses the stem, whereas ₸ places a separate bar floating above the T.
T
Latin Capital Letter T
Latin capital T has only one horizontal stroke at the top, without any separate floating bar above it.

Combination ideas

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One thousand Kazakh tenge.
The tenge, Kazakhstan's currency.
Paying or spending in tenge.

Worth knowing

  • The name “tenge” shares historical roots with words for scales and coins, including the medieval term that gave Russian its word for money, «деньги» (den'gi).
  • Around 30,000 design submissions were entered in the National Bank’s 2007 competition to choose the symbol.

Questions people ask

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Should ₸ go before or after the number?

After the number. In Kazakhstan, prices are written with a space followed by the symbol (such as 1 500 ₸), though English formats may vary.

Can I use ₸ in formal legal contracts?

It is safer to use KZT. The National Bank of Kazakhstan recommends spelling out the word “tenge” or using the ISO code KZT in formal documentation.

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How to type or find ₸

Also called
tenge symbol · Kazakh tenge sign
Search it as
₸ · tenge · KZT · currency sign · Kazakhstan currency · price symbol · Kazakhstani tenge
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 20B8, then AltX to get ₸.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tenge sign”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 20b8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
₸
CSS
\20B8
Microsoft Word (Windows)
Type 20B8 and press AltX immediately afterward.
Mac
Press CtrlCmdSpace to open Character Viewer and search for “tenge”.
Mobile (iOS & Android)
Switch to a Kazakh keyboard, or touch and hold the default currency key ( or ) to check for symbol options.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
₸
HTML hex
₸
CSS content
content: "\20B8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%82%B8
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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