How to Type the Philippine Peso Sign on Your Computer or Smartphone

Last Updated on 09/21/2020 by FilipiKnow

The Central Bank of the Philippines was established in 1949 and with its creation, the formal Filipino currency was generated.

The Philippine peso sign (₱) is a symbol that is used to represent the currency of the Philippines, the Philippine peso. The sign (₱) is frequently used in publications but PHP or Php is also used as an abbreviation of the currency. 

Mexico currently uses the same currency but it uses the dollar sign ($) as its symbol instead of the peso sign (₱) therefore making the Philippine peso a unique symbol.

In this article, we will teach you the step-by-step on how to insert a Philippine peso sign, may it be on a laptop, desktop, or smartphone.

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Part I. How to Type the Philippine Peso Sign on a Laptop or Desktop Keyboard.

A. How to type the peso sign in Windows 10 WITH a numerical pad.

1. Press the NumLock key to enable the numerical pad.
2. Hold down the ALT key while pressing the numbers 8369 on the numerical pad. This will create a ₱.

B. How to type the peso sign in Windows 10 WITHOUT a numerical pad.

If you’re using a laptop without a numerical pad, the Character Map will be useful to you. 

1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard or click the Windows icon located in the taskbar. 
2. Scroll down and click Windows Accessories then Character Map. Or, type in Character Map on the search box located in the taskbar.
3. Locate the peso sign in the app by ticking the box that says ‘Advanced View’ at the bottom of the app and typing the word peso in the box next to ‘Search for:’. Click on the ‘Search’ button. (see the screenshot above).
4. Select the Philippine peso symbol and click the ‘Copy’ button.
5. Paste (Ctrl + V) the peso sign on a  file or document.

C. How to type the peso sign in Microsoft Powerpoint.

Inserting a peso sign in Powerpoint is as easy as 123!

1. Click the Insert tab beside the Home tab (see the screenshot above).
2. Click the Symbol button on the far right.
3. Set the ‘Subset’ option to Currency and click peso sign > Insert.

D. How to type the peso sign in Microsoft Excel.

1. Click the Insert tab beside the Home tab.
2. Click on ‘Symbol’ located on the far right.
3. Set the ‘Subset’ option to Currency and click peso sign > Insert (see the screenshot above).

E. How to type the peso sign in Microsoft Word.

1. Option 1 – Insert Symbol: Click the Insert tab > Symbol > Peso sign
2. Option 2 – Shortcut key (applicable to Windows 10): Type 20b1 then highlight it before pressing Alt + X simultaneously.

F. How to type the peso sign in Adobe Photoshop.

1. Option 1 – Copy and Paste: Copy (Ctrl + C or right-click > Copy) the peso sign located at the end of this article or Character Map (see section B above) and paste (Ctrl + V or right-click > Paste) it on the file.
2. Option 2 – Glyphs Panel: Select Type > Panels > Glyphs or Window > Glyphs. Use the Text tool to place an insertion point in the file. Click the Set Font category and find Currency > Peso sign.

G. How to type the peso sign in Google Documents/Slides.

1. Click the ‘Insert’ tab located between ‘View’ and ‘Format’.
2. Click on ‘Special Characters’.
3. Type peso in the search bar (see the screenshot above) and hit ‘Enter’ on your keyboard.
4. Click the peso sign and it will automatically appear in the file.

H. How to type the peso sign in Mac OS X.

1. Press Ctrl + Cmd + space and a character viewer will appear.
2. Type peso in the search bar at the top or type the Unicode (U + 20B1).
3. Click the peso sign.

I. How to type the peso sign in Linux/Ubuntu.

This is only applicable on GNOME Character Map.

1. Click Application > Accessories > Character Map.
2. Search peso sign.
3. Copy and paste the peso sign to the destination file/document.

J. How to type the peso sign in Chromebook.

1. Option 1 – Unicode: Press Ctrl + Shift + U then enter 20B1.
2. Option 2 – Copy and Paste: Copy and paste the sign located at the end of this article.

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Part II. How to Type the Philippine Peso Sign on a Smartphone Keypad.

A. How to type the peso sign in iOS.

1. Make sure that the region in the Settings is set to “Philippines”.
2. Open the keyboard and click the ‘123’ button.
3. Find the peso sign and press.

B. How to type the peso sign in Android.

1.  Set the keyboard to Filipino. To do this, you first need to install the free Gboard application in the Google Playstore. Tap System > Languages & Input. Upon finding Keyboards, press Virtual keyboard > Gboard > Languages. Pick English (Philippines) > choose your desired layout > Done. To activate it, press the globe icon on the lower left of the keyboard to switch keyboards. Press and hold the spacebar and select the English (Philippines) keyboard.
2. Click the ‘123’ button.
3. Select/press the peso sign.

Tips and Warnings.

• Not all fonts in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel carry the peso sign as it’s not a common symbol. Therefore, if you can’t find the peso sign in the ‘Symbol’ section in the toolbar, it means your preferred font doesn’t carry it and you need to choose another one.

Easiest Way to Put or Insert a Philippine Peso Sign.

Copy (Ctrl + C or right-click > Copy) and paste (Ctrl + V or right-click > Paste) the sign below:

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