What is the name of this symbol? £

[Renew Deal]

Windows calls it the pound sign. Is there a technical name for this? Thanks £

[Raster]

1. British Pound Sterling

[SmileyBoy]

2. It's basically almost the symbol for two dollars.

Seeing as how weak the dollar is becoming.

[amazona]

3. Well I call it the pound sign

What am I missing? It isn't the pound sign, as in the weights and measures, which is #, it is the British pound sign as in money.

Nothing invented by Bill Gates or Windows to my knowledge.

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[Renew Deal]

4. Thanks to everyone!!!

DU rocks! :yourock:

[Wat_Tyler]

5. Sheila.

[Goathead]

6. That is actually a crossed out "L"

According to wikipedia:
The Latin word libra describes a Roman unit of weight similar to a pound, and the abbreviation "lb" for the unit of weight and the sign £ (a crossed-out L) for the currency derived from this. The word "pound" itself comes from the Latin pendere, to weigh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. Yes...

and, in medieval times, the pound (monetary unit) was defined as one pound (troy weight, not avoirdupois) of silver, .925 fine.

[Misunderestimator]

8. Um.... yeah.... the technical term is...

the pound sign. :)