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The pound sign (£) is the symbol for the pound unit of sterling – the currency of the United Kingdom and its associated Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories and previously of Great Britain and of the Kingdom of England.
The currency sign for the pound unit of sterling is £, which (depending on typeface) may be drawn with one or two bars: the Bank of England has exclusively used the single bar variant since 1975.
This page lists global currency symbols used to denote that a number is a monetary value, such as the dollar sign "$", the Pound sign "£", and the Euro sign "€". This list is constantly under development and we rely on input from users like you to keep it as complete and accurate as possible.
The ‘£’ (pound sign) symbol is used to represent the pound sterling, which is the official currency of the United Kingdom. For example: £100. This represents one hundred pounds sterling.
The pound sign £ is the currency symbol for the pound sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom. The same symbol is used for other currencies called pound, such as the Gibraltar, Egyptian, Manx and Syrian pounds.
The currency code for Pounds is GBP, and the currency symbol is £. Below, you'll find British Pound rates and a currency converter. Select a currency. GBP – British Pound. The United Kingdom's central bank is the Bank of England. As the fourth most traded currency, the British Pound is the third most held reserve currency in the world.
[1] [2] The currency's symbol is '£', a stylised form of the blackletter 'L' ( ) (from libra ), crossed to indicate abbreviation. [3] The term was adopted in England from the weight [a] of silver used to make 240 pennies, [6] and eventually spread to British colonies all over the world.
