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Shekel Symbol
₪New sheqel signU+20AAReady to copy
8 shekel signs and codes. Tap any value to copy it.
8 shekel signs and codes. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character
Name
Code point
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U+20AA. Israel's currency sign, which Unicode also lists under the plain name shekel. It joins two Hebrew letters, ש and ח. Neither Alt code table has it, and HTML gives it no name.
Made of U+20AA and the digits 100. The sign is usually set left of the number, and 100 is one of the four banknotes.
Made of U+05E9, U+05F4 and U+05D7: the Hebrew acronym of new shekel, written where the sign is not to hand. The middle mark is gershayim, the Hebrew sign for an abbreviation.
Three capitals for new Israeli shekel: the everyday abbreviation in Latin letters, and an unofficial one.
The ISO 4217 code: IL is the country code of Israel and S is for shekel.
Made of U+05E9, U+05E7 and U+05DC: the word sheqel in Hebrew, read from right to left.
U+05E9. The first letter of sheqel, and the right-hand half of the sign.
U+05D7. The first letter of ẖadash, new: the second letter folded into ₪.
The shekel symbol is ₪, U+20AA, the Israeli currency symbol. Unicode names it New sheqel sign. It joins the first letters of the two Hebrew words for new shekel: ש and ח.
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Two letters in one sign
New shekel is sheqel ẖadash in Hebrew, and ₪ combines the first letter of each word. The same two letters make the acronym ש״ח, which is written when the shekel sign is unavailable. In Latin letters the counterpart is NIS.
Where it goes and how it is typed
The sign usually sits left of the number, as in ₪100. On many computers a Hebrew keyboard layout types it with AltGr and 4; other systems use other keys. It has no Alt code and no named HTML entity.
ILS is the ISO 4217 currency code; NIS is an unofficial abbreviation.
The shekel of 1980 to 1985 had a different sign, and Unicode has no character for it.
Questions and answers
What is the Israeli currency symbol?
₪, New sheqel sign, U+20AA. Israel's currency sign stands for the new shekel, which is divided into 100 agorot. Its ISO code is ILS.
What is the shekel symbol alt code?
There is none: ₪ is in neither Alt code table. With a Hebrew layout many computers type the Israeli shekel symbol with AltGr and 4, and the keys differ on other systems; it can also be entered by its code point.
What are the name and symbol of Israel's currency?
The name is the new shekel, which Unicode spells sheqel, and the symbol is ₪. Hebrew text also uses the acronym ש״ח, and English text the letters NIS.
Which HTML special characters make a shekel sign?
₪ or ₪. HTML has no named entity for U+20AA, so the special characters for a shekel are these two numeric codes.
All 8 shekel signs and codes
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ILSILS, the code of the new shekelThe ISO 4217 code: IL is the country code of Israel and S is for shekel.
ש״חNew shekel, the Hebrew acronymMade of U+05E9, U+05F4 and U+05D7: the Hebrew acronym of new shekel, written where the sign is not to hand. The middle mark is gershayim, the Hebrew sign for an abbreviation.
₪New sheqel signU+20AA. Israel's currency sign, which Unicode also lists under the plain name shekel. It joins two Hebrew letters, ש and ח. Neither Alt code table has it, and HTML gives it no name.
NISNIS, the abbreviationThree capitals for new Israeli shekel: the everyday abbreviation in Latin letters, and an unofficial one.
₪100One hundred shekelsMade of U+20AA and the digits 100. The sign is usually set left of the number, and 100 is one of the four banknotes.
In Hebrew letters 3
חHebrew letter hetU+05D7. The first letter of ẖadash, new: the second letter folded into ₪.
שHebrew letter shinU+05E9. The first letter of sheqel, and the right-hand half of the sign.
שקלShekel, the Hebrew wordMade of U+05E9, U+05E7 and U+05DC: the word sheqel in Hebrew, read from right to left.