Yen sign

A capital Y crossed by one or two horizontal strokes.

Also known as: Yuan sign, Renminbi symbol, Crossed Y

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Meanings

The yen sign marks the Japanese yen, and the same glyph is used for the Chinese yuan, where it is called the yuan sign.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks an amount in Japanese yen.
Japan · Contexts: Software
Common modern usageVerified fact
Is used for the Chinese yuan as well, where the same glyph is read as the yuan sign — one character serving two currencies.
Context or a currency code (JPY, CNY) is what distinguishes them; the glyph alone does not.
China · Contexts: Software

A capital Y with one or two horizontal strokes across its stem.

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.

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.
Yen sign
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-30
Tertiary reference. Used for widely-agreed identity and origin summary, not for contested detail or exact dates.

Last reviewed 2026-07-30