£
Pound sign
ExtendedASCII 163 | Hex 0xA3 | U+00A3
ASCII Code
Decimal
163
Hexadecimal
0xA3
Octal
243
Binary
1010 0011
How to Type
Windows Alt CodeAlt + 163
HTML Entity
£
Unicode InputU+00A3
Character in Different Encodings
| Encoding | Code | Symbol | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code page 437 | 163 | ú | Latin small letter u with acute |
| ISO-8859-1 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| ISO-8859-2 | 163 | Ł | Latin capital letter L with stroke |
| ISO-8859-3 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| ISO-8859-4 | 163 | Ŗ | Latin capital letter R with cedilla |
| ISO-8859-5 | 163 | Ѓ | Cyrillic capital letter Gje |
| ISO-8859-6 | 163 | - | Unused |
| ISO-8859-7 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| ISO-8859-8 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| ISO-8859-9 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| ISO-8859-10 | 163 | Ģ | Latin capital letter G with cedilla |
| ISO-8859-11 | 163 | ฃ | Thai character Kho Khuat |
| Windows-1250 | 163 | Ł | Latin capital letter L with stroke |
| Windows-1251 | 163 | Ј | Cyrillic capital letter Je |
| Windows-1252 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| Windows-1253 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| Windows-1254 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| Windows-1255 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| Windows-1256 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| Windows-1257 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
| Windows-1258 | 163 | £ | Pound sign |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ASCII code 163?
ASCII code 163 represents the Pound sign character. In hexadecimal it is 0xA3, in binary 1010 0011, and in octal 243. This is an extended ASCII character whose meaning varies by encoding.
How do I type ASCII 163 on a keyboard?
On Windows, hold Alt and type 163 on the numeric keypad. On Mac, you can use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols). In HTML, use the entity £ or £.