Type the British Pound Symbol in Mac OS X
How to, Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks - November 8th, 2009 - 7 Comments
£ – Typing the symbol for the British Pound is done by hitting Option+3 in Mac OS X
This should come in handy the next time you’re in the UK with your Mac! Most Mac system fonts will have the ability to type the British Pound symbol but some of the fancier aftermarket fonts will not be able to render the £ pound symbol properly.
Unless you are using a British keyboard layout, in which case gives the pound sterling (£) symbol, and gives the # symbol. I’m not sure how many of the other suggested key strokes in this series for non-US-ASCII characters are valid on any other than US keyboard layouts. Apple has done a great job of internationalisation, but it means that keystroke combinations are not universal.
Aaaarghh – it was not obvious, but text enclosed here in angle brackets < > disappear. My previous comment should read
Unless you are using a British keyboard layout, in which case <SHIFT-3>gives the pound sterling (£) symbol, and <OPTION-3>gives the # symbol. I’m not sure how many of the other suggested key strokes in this series for non-US-ASCII characters are valid on any other than US keyboard layouts. Apple has done a great job of internationalisation, but it means that keystroke combinations are not universal.
Thanks…..I know this post was from a long time ago but it’s saved a lot of hassle for me so thank you very much. I reset my keyboard when I moved from UK to Aus. Still dealing in GBP sometimes I was frustrated not being able to use the £ sign….but look there it is thanks to you!!
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P.S. By the way, instead of “option 3″ it is “alt 3″ on my iMac keyboard.
Yes – have to use HTML codes & l t ; for < and so on. Good to know.
superb i got it option +3 and u get it £, thank you….
On a German Layout you have to press Option+Shift+4 to get £.
Auf einem Deutschen-Layout musst du alt+Umschalt+4 drücken.