Naira Sign

Copy ₦, the naira symbol of Nigerian money, to paste, or take the currency code NGN.

Naira Sign

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10 naira signs and codes. Tap any value to copy it.

10 naira signs and codes. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
CharacterNameCode pointAlt codeOption keysHTMLLaTeX
U+20A6. Nigeria's money sign. In LaTeX text it is \textnaira, and Compose, N, = types it where a Compose key exists; it has no Alt code and no HTML name.
Made of U+20A6 and the digits 1000: a thousand naira, the highest of the eight banknotes.
The ISO 4217 code: NG is the country code of Nigeria and N is for naira.
Made of U+20A6 and the digit 1: one naira, which is 100 kobo and the value of a coin.
U+00A3. The sign of the Nigerian pound, the money before the naira. On 1 January 1973 each pound became two naira.

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How it works

The naira sign is ₦, U+20A6, the Nigerian currency symbol. It has been in Unicode since version 1.0, of 1991. The naira it stands for is divided into 100 kobo.

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The naira symbol on a keyboard

No key of the U.S. layout types ₦, and neither Alt code table holds it. With a Compose key, press Compose, then N, then =. LaTeX text has \textnaira.

The Nigerian currency symbol in HTML

₦ has no named entity. Its HTML code is the number of its code point: ₦, or ₦ in hexadecimal. A page saved as UTF-8 can also hold the character itself.

  • NGN is the ISO 4217 code of the naira: NG for Nigeria, N for naira.
  • The coins in use are 50 kobo, ₦1 and ₦2; the banknotes run from ₦5 to ₦1000.

Questions and answers

What is the Nigerian naira symbol?

₦, Naira sign, U+20A6. The note Unicode gives it is the single word Nigeria. The three-letter code of the same money is NGN.

What is the Nigerian money symbol and its name?

₦ is the symbol and naira is the name. The naira replaced the Nigerian pound on 1 January 1973, at two naira to the pound, and one naira is 100 kobo.

How do I write the Nigeria currency sign in HTML?

Write ₦ or ₦. Both are numeric codes for U+20A6, since no named entity exists for the naira currency symbol. In LaTeX text the command is \textnaira.

Is there an Alt code for the naira sign?

No. The two Alt code tables were fixed without ₦, so the number pad cannot type it. Where a Compose key exists, Compose, N, = does; otherwise the sign is copied or entered by its code point.

All 10 naira signs and codes

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  • Naira sign U+20A6. Nigeria's money sign. In LaTeX text it is \textnaira, and Compose, N, = types it where a Compose key exists; it has no Alt code and no HTML name.
  • NGN, the code of the naira The ISO 4217 code: NG is the country code of Nigeria and N is for naira.
  • One naira Made of U+20A6 and the digit 1: one naira, which is 100 kobo and the value of a coin.
  • One thousand naira Made of U+20A6 and the digits 1000: a thousand naira, the highest of the eight banknotes.
  • Pound sign U+00A3. The sign of the Nigerian pound, the money before the naira. On 1 January 1973 each pound became two naira.

Before and beside the naira 2

  • Cedi sign U+20B5. A second West African currency with a sign of its own in Unicode: the cedi of Ghana, drawn on a C.
  • XOF, the West African CFA franc The code of the CFA franc of West Africa, the currency of eight countries, Benin and Niger among them.

Letters, not money 3

  • Latin capital letter n with left hook U+019D. An N whose left leg ends in a hook. Unicode's note on it is one word, African; ɲ is the small form.
  • Latin capital letter n with oblique stroke U+A7A4. A capital N with a slanted stroke through it: an alphabet letter, and no money sign. Its small form is the next row. Added in Unicode 6.0 (2010).
  • Latin small letter n with oblique stroke U+A7A5. The small partner of the struck-through N above.

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