How to Type Philippine Peso Sign (₱) Symbol

During my school days in computer laboratory, one of my classmate asked our instructor on how to type Peso sign (₱) symbol to use as a Philippine peso currency in his word document. Our instructor replied and she said: " instead of using peso sign symbol, just simple type "Php", "PhP", "PHP", and /or "P"  as Philippine peso currency.", but my classmate insisted he want to used peso sign symbol and he asked again the instructor, but the instructor did not responded to the follow up question.

After the laboratory class our classmate concluded and saying that our computer instructor did not know on how to type that symbol in computer.

What is Peso Sign (₱) Symbol?

According to Wikipedia that the Philippines peso sign (₱) is the currency sign used for the Philippine peso, the official currency of the Philippines. The symbol resembles a Latin letter P with a double stroke.

The peso is usually denoted by the symbol "₱". This symbol was added to the Unicode standard in version 3.2 and is assigned U+20B1 (₱).

Writing the Philippine Peso sign are "PHP", "PhP", "P", or "P" (strike-through or double-strike-through uppercase P), which is still the most common method, however font support for the Unicode Peso sign has been around for some time.

How to Type Peso Sign (₱) Symbol in Word Processors

This is simple and quick tutorial. You can do this in under 5 seconds.

1. Open up Microsoft Word
2. Type, 20b1 (two,zero, b and one)
3. Then press the Alt and X buttons simultaneously
4. Done!

How to Type Peso Sign (₱) Symbol in Spreadsheet

1. Open Microsoft Excel, place your cursor where you want the Philippine Peso sign to appear. 
2. Select Insert > Symbol. 
3. In the Symbol dialog box Symbols tab Subset drop-down list scroll to find and select Currency Symbols. 
4. Select the ₱ symbol and select Insert > Close. 
5. Done!