I have dual boot configuration with Fedora and Windows XP. Keyboard is normal US standard keyboard. Now that I am working for a UK based client, I need to use pound sign quite often. Currently I am copy pasting it, and it is a bit annoying. If it is possible to type pound sign using US keyboard, then that will be great. Please post any method you know other than copy pasting.
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For US Keyboard:
Windows:
Alt+0163 (on numpad with Num Lock on)
Alt++ (numpad)a3
Mac: ⌥ Option+3
Linux:
Compose L - / Compose - L
Control-Shift(hold down) then ua3
To enable Windows 2., set the registry keyHKCU\Control Panel\Input Method\EnableHexNumpad to 1 (REG_SZ) and reboot.
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I have tested Windows and Linux (fedora) and it works fine. But I couldn't test this in Mac. Please test and post comment below. Thanks– WarFoxJun 5, 2011 at 11:00
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1I'm on a Mac. It works– user78429Jun 5, 2011 at 11:15
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1On Linux you could enable a compose key and then: <compose> + L + = should give you £. May 2, 2012 at 11:01
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@Dennis, the hex version for Windows doesn't work for me; just gives a ♥ (as though
Num+andadid nothing)– Nick TMay 24, 2012 at 4:18 -
1@muffinresearch: I'm pretty sure you mean <compose> + L + -. <compose> + L + = creates the Lira sign (₤), not the pound sign (£).– FlimzyOct 11, 2013 at 23:17
On Windows and Linux, use the "U.S. International" keyboard layout, which is US with additional modifiers and characters used abroad. The £ is on RightAlt+Shift+4.
You can also get £ on Windows by entering Alt+0163 or Alt+156.
On Mac OS X, simply press Option-3 for £, or use the British layout, where £ and # are exchanged (Option-3 and Shift-3). Otherwise, they're very similar (check with Keyboard Viewer).
answered Jun 5, 2011 at 8:49
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RightAlt+Shift+4 is not helping me. Alt+0163 is working in windows. I haven't checked in Linux.– WarFoxJun 5, 2011 at 10:42
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AltGr+Shift+4is indeed the correct combination for the U.S. International layout, and I can confirm that it works: £££££££££££– JdeBPJun 5, 2011 at 14:03 -
2That US Intenational keyboard is annoying as when you type a quote character it waits for another key before typing anything. This allows you to compose weirder characters but if you're just looking for the odd pound it's a steep price to pay.– RoryMay 12, 2015 at 13:01
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3BEWARE! Even though it works on Windows
£, this is going to screw up your quote' ", tilde~and some other keys becauseUnited States-Internationallayout has modified characters enabled and waits for a second character after aforementioned key press to produce characters likeá é í ó úetc. So to get single or double quote you need to press it twice. Really annoying.– igorJul 31, 2017 at 10:07
On a European keyboard on Linux type AltGr + Shift + 3.
You can always find it out by greping the keyboard layout config files under /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/* for sterling.
For Windows 11/10 on a US laptop keyboard, you have the following options:
- Press Windows+. to show the emoji panel, then find the
£symbol in there (may be on a different tab if you haven't used it recently) - Switch your keyboard setting to
ENG UK(using Windows+Space) and type Shift+3 - Switch your keyboard setting to
ENG INTL(using Windows+Space) and type Shift+Alt Gr+4
If you have a keyboard with a separate numeric keypad (I don't), you can supposedly use the following:
- Alt+(keypad)0+1+6+3
- Alt+(keypad)1+6+5
(Mac and Linux have been well answered by the answer above.)
answered Feb 18, 2023 at 9:41
I can't manage to have my sterling sign associated with my keyboard command. It's a Portuguese Brazil ABNT2 layout (set to Portuguese (Brazil) language). In Windows, it works easily by using CTRL + ALT + 4, but tried all combinations for Ubuntu (14.04 LTS) and just can't make it work.
Difficult situation for a Brazilian accountant in the UK haha
-----> SOLVED (by trial and error lol)
altGr + shift + 4 = ¼ altGt + Tab + 4 = ££££
yaaaay (the bad thing is that everytime I press tab it moves to the next cell)
