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💷 pound banknote Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste
Quick info
- Unicode
- U+1F4B7
- Shortcode
:pound-banknote:- Category
- Objects
- Subcategory
- money
- Added in
- Unicode 1.0
- Also known as
- pounds, sterling, GBP
What Does the pound banknote Emoji 💷 Mean?
A bundle of British pound sterling notes, with the icon's distinctive purple-ish hue from older £20 designs. Released in Unicode 1.0 with widespread support from Unicode 6.0 in 2010. UK residents, anglophiles, and travelers to London or Edinburgh use this regularly.
It works for posts about British shopping, West End theater tickets, pub rounds, and the eternal complaint about London prices. International students studying in the UK and expats living there tag it for paychecks and rent posts. Football (the proper kind) transfer rumors involving British clubs also pull this one in.
Pair with the British flag, double-decker bus, or tea emoji for full UK energy. It also appears in conversations about Premier League finances, royal family content, and the historical weight of British currency. Despite being a less commonly used emoji than the dollar or euro versions, it serves its specific UK-focused audience well.
Whether posting about UK student loans, British paychecks, or planning a London weekend, this sterling icon brings instant British financial context to messages.
How to Use 💷 pound banknote Emoji
“💷 paid in pounds this month”
“💷 saving up for London”
Technical Details
| Unicode | U+1F4B7 |
| HTML Entity | 💷 |
| CSS Code | \1F4B7 |
| Shortcode | :pound-banknote: |
| Keywords | bank, banknote, bill, billion, cash, currency, money, note, pound, pounds |
| Unicode Version | 1.0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 💷 mean?
It depicts a stack of British pound notes and represents UK currency, London life, or sterling transactions.
