Cent sign

A lower-case c crossed by a vertical stroke, marking a hundredth of a currency unit.

Also known as: Cents symbol, Crossed c

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Meanings

The cent sign marks a hundredth of a dollar or similar unit. It has become uncommon as small denominations fall out of use.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks an amount in cents, a hundredth of a dollar or of another currency using the same subdivision.
Contexts: Software
Common modern usageCommon usage
Has become much less common in everyday use as low-value coins are withdrawn and prices are written in decimal form.
Contexts: Software

A lower-case letter c with a vertical stroke through it.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is defined by a current official standard.

Cent (currency)
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-30
Tertiary reference. Used for widely-agreed identity and origin summary, not for contested detail or exact dates.
Unicode Code Chart: Latin-1 Supplement (U+0080–U+00FF)
The Unicode Consortium · retrieved 2026-07-30
Authoritative for the character's code point, name and block only. Unicode assigns identity; it does not define what a symbol means in use.

Last reviewed 2026-07-30