Shapecatcher.com: Unicode character information for 'Fullwidth yen sign' (0xFFE5)

Unicode character information

Fullwidth yen sign

Displayed on your computer as: ￥
(if the character is not rendered properly, you may not have the appropriate fonts)

Unicode name: Fullwidth yen sign
Codepoint (hexadecimal): 0xFFE5
Codepoint (decimal): 65509
In unicode block: Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms

Html entities:

￥ or ￥

Character input:

There is no universal input system for Unicode characters. But you can use the system-specific input methods below.

Windows:	Hold down `Alt` and press `+` on the numeric keyboard. Type: `FFE5` and release `Alt`. A registry key needs to be enabled for this to work. See Unicode input (wikipedia) for more details.
Linux:	Hold down `Ctrl` and `⇧ Shift` and type `UFFE5`. Now press `↵ Enter` and release `Ctrl` and `⇧ Shift`.

Other Infos:

General category: Sc (Currency_Symbol): A currency sign.
Bidirectional class: ET (European_Terminator): A terminator in a numeric format context, includes currency signs.
Canonical combining class: 0 (Not_Reordered): Spacing and enclosing marks; also many vowel and consonant signs, even if nonspacing.