French Franc Sign

Part of Currency

French Franc Sign has no standard Windows Alt code. Copy the character directly, or use its HTML entity or Unicode value instead.

Alt code
None
HTML entity
₣
Unicode
U+20A3

About this symbol

The French franc sign, an F crossed by a short bar, was proposed by the finance minister Édouard Balladur in 1988, but it never caught on: the abbreviations F and FF stayed far more common until the franc gave way to the euro in 2002.

Unicode facts

Official name
FRENCH FRANC SIGN
Type
Currency symbol
Unicode block
Currency Symbols
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Unicode notes
  • France
Related
Ꞙ Latin Capital Letter F With Stroke U+A798

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