How to type ₩
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 20a9.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ₩.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 20A9 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “won sign” and double-click ₩.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ₩ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ₩ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ₩ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ₩ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 20a9, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 20A9, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “won sign”.
Codes for ₩
| Unicode | U+20A9 |
|---|---|
| Official name | WON SIGN |
| Block | Currency Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ₩ |
| HTML hex | ₩ |
| CSS | content: "\20A9"; |
| JavaScript | "\u20A9" |
| Python | "\u20A9" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 82 A9 |