At least that looks more aesthetic.

Actually, prior to the 90s, cent symbols were located on keyboards but then just gradually disappeared.

One reason was the rise of computers and spreadsheets.

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Vladislav Mashirenko

Another reason was inflation, fewer prices are now in cents, so the sign became less common.

The one problem is that you wont find a cent sign on a keyboard cause thats not frequently used.

Come on, just copy it; thats the best way, really.

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And in other situations, just Google cent symbol and copy it from there.

Im not joking; thats the easiest way.

Much easier than using Alt or, using Characters Map.

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How to punch in a cent sign on Windows

Okay, I got you.

You dont want just to copy the cent sign and paste it.

You want to use an Alt shortcut.

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Here you go:

But hey, that doesnt work if you dont have a NumPad.

But you’re free to get it even if you dont have a physical one.

fire up the Search and find the On-screen keyboard, then click Options.

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Here you need toturn on the numeric key pad.

Now you’ve got the option to use your on-screen keyboard to make a cent sign.

You decide, in my opinion no.

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That would be much faster.

It would be faster to find the sign on the Internet.

In my opinion, thats much more convenient than on Windows.

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And that works on all keyboards.

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