Currency sign (generic)

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The currency sign ¤ is a character used to denote an unspecified currency. It can be described as a circle the size of a lowercase character with four short radiating arms at 45° (northeast), 135° (southeast), 225° (southwest) and 315° (northwest). It is raised slightly above the baseline. The character is sometimes called scarab. The symbol may be seen in technical documentation, such as those for programming languages (e.g., Java's DecimalFormat), to represent any arbitrary currency. This invites the reader to (mentally) substitute their local symbol when reading.

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