- Sheqel sign
- ₪The sheqel sign (₪) is a
currency sign used for theIsraeli new sheqel currency which replaced theIsraeli sheqel in 1985.Israeli new sheqel (1986–present)
The
Israeli new sheqel is denoted inHebrew "שקל חדש" ("IPA|sheqel ḥadash", IPA-he-small|ˈʃɛkɛl χaˈdaʃ) or by theacronym "ש״ ח" (IPA-he-small|ʃaχ). The symbol is constructed by combining the two Hebrew letters that constitute the acronym (the first letter of each of the two words): ("ש " and "ח "). Sometimes the "₪" symbol is used following the number, other times the acronym "ש״ח".The sheqel sign, like thedollar sign ("$"), is usually placed left to the number (i.e. "₪ 12,000" and not "12,000 ₪"), but since Hebrew is written from right to left, the symbol is actually written after the number. It is separated by a thin space.Unlike the dollar sign, the new sheqel sign is not used that often when handwriting monetary amounts.
The road sign announcing the entrance to the Israeli toll road, Highway 6, is a sheqel symbol with a road in the background.
Unicode and Input
The symbol "₪" is officially called the New Sheqel Sign and has the
Unicode code point U+20AA. It has been found in Unicode since June 1993, version 1.1.0. InHTML it can be entered as ₪ or ₪. It can be typed intoMicrosoft Windows on a standardHebrew keyboard layout by pressingAltGr and 4 or by Alt + 8362 on a non-Hebrew layout.Israeli sheqel (1980–1985)The initial Israeli sheqel, " shaped like a cradle (i.e. rounded and opening upward). Before the introduction of the old Sheqel in 1980, there was no special symbol for the Israeli currency. This symbol appeared on checks issued by Israeli banks between 1980 and 1985. Quoting prices in New Sheqels started officially on January 1, 1986, and the old Sheqel checks remained unused had to be stamped with The New Sheqel symbol over the old symbol. The old symbol is no longer used.
Graphic design uses
The new sheqel sign has been used as a graphic logo for the Gaming section of the Athens Digital Week organised in Athens, Greece from October 13 to October 19, 2008. It falsely appears as a copyrighted element of the festival on their webpage! [http://www.athensdigitalweek.gr]
ee also
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Israeli new sheqel
*Israeli agora
*Currency sign
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