Euro

Design euro sign (€) was presented to the public by the European Commission 12 декабря 1996 года .

The euro sign was designed to be similar in structure to the previous European currency symbol ₠.

Of the ten proposals originally submitted, two were retained based on an open survey. The decisive choice was left to the European Commission. In the end, a project was selected, selected by a team of four experts, whose identities were not disclosed. Belgian designer / graphic artist is expected to be the winner Alen Billiet, and he is considered the creator of the mark.

Official version of euro sign design history disputed Arthur Eisenmenger , a former chief graphic designer of the European Economic Community, who says he came up with the idea of ​​the euro before the European Commission .

How do I enter the euro sign on the keyboard?

Try the keyboard shortcut:

• right ALT + U
• or CTRL + ALT + U
• CTRL+ALT+5

If you have a numeric keypad, you can use Alt codes to enter characters that you would not normally find. While holding down the Alt key, enter 0128 for the euro sign to appear.

And finally, if you want to find the euro sign on a Mac keyboard, try Alt + Shift + 2, or just Alt + 2.

Array of characters

Windows symbol table

You can also use a character array to find the euro sign:

• Windows 10: Enter "character" in the search box on the taskbar, and then select "Character Map" from the results.
• Windows 8: Look for the word "character" on the Start screen and select "Character Map" from the results.
• Windows 7: Click the Start button, select All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Symbol Map.