if course I'm joking around...ofcourse it is important to have a standardized, commonly agreed-upon and recognized symbol
The only standard we can reasonably hope for is a de facto one.Amen, Father McGruder!
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Amen, Father McGruder!
ⓑ25.50 or ฿25.50
subliminally... one of these looks like money... the other one looks like a copyright notice....
subliminally... one of these looks like money... the other one looks like a copyright notice....
bopyright?
ⓑ25.50 or ฿25.50
subliminally... one of these looks like money... the other one looks like a copyright notice....
subliminally... one of these looks like money... the other one looks like a copyright notice....
It seems like a considerable drawback if all computers / fonts cannot display it. 
Yeah . I just really don't like the Bhat symbol.
It seems like a considerable drawback if all computers / fonts cannot display it.
vistafag here /ⓑ/ looks like a good idea. My vote goes to it
if course I'm joking around...ofcourse it is important to have a standardized, commonly agreed-upon and recognized symbol
The only standard we can reasonably hope for is a de facto one. 
On my computer running Ubuntu at home, ⓑ displays just fine. However, on my Windows computer at work, it looks like a box with "24D1" inside.
That's exactly what it looks like to me right now, and I'm using an Ubuntu derivitive.
Personally, I just use BTC.
On my computer running Ubuntu at home, ⓑ displays just fine. However, on my Windows computer at work, it looks like a box with "24D1" inside.
Folks at Microsoft are square.
I'm actually liking the looks of ⓑ more than ฿. But the deeper and more philosophical question is: why should a decentralized peer-to-peer currency have an official, centrally planned symbol?
. Isn't competing standards the way to go? 
. Shouldn't we let the market decide? 
. (if course I'm joking around...ofcourse it is important to have a standardized, commonly agreed-upon and recognized symbol).Also, ⓑ is unique. Anyone know of other uses of ⓑ?
On my computer running Ubuntu at home, ⓑ displays just fine. However, on my Windows computer at work, it looks like a box with "24D1" inside. The information at alanwood.net is a little confusing. Does anyone have a quick guide to get ⓑ to display properly?
/b/tards everywhere love ⓑ.
shooh, you are being a newfag!fap fap fap
/b/tards everywhere love ⓑ.
shooh, you are being a newfag!
/b/tards everywhere love ⓑ.
The funny thing is that "BTC" has been working fine for now! I don't even know if a symbol will ever catch ok... 
I like ⓑ a lot.
I like ⓑ. It looks like the bitcoin logo.
฿ isn't bad but it looks too much like $ I think.
฿ isn't bad but it looks too much like $ I think.
I prefer ⓑ ('b in a circle' for whom Unicode won't display properly). It combines the notions of bits with the lower case b and coins with the circle. Furthermore, I find it simple, distinct, and easy to write by hand. Although the Bhat symbol, ฿, is also simple and easy to write, it is neither distinct nor clever. Bitcoin deserves a trademark befitting of its characteristics.
Keep in mind, the use of such a symbol will not preclude the use of the currency code BTC.
Keep in mind, the use of such a symbol will not preclude the use of the currency code BTC.
This has been the most sensible suggestion so far. ฿ is the natural symbol for bitcon... just like $ is used in many places also.
I agree with you 100%. You are such a smart guy.
Agreed. Simple.
And it's analogous to $. "S" referring to State currency. "B" referring to digital currency. In case people don't know the story of the origin of $, here it is: $ is derived from U crossed over an S for "United States". Then the U slowly morphed into two verticals lines over the S. Eventaully, only one vertical line was used.
This has been the most sensible suggestion so far. ฿ is the natural symbol for bitcon... just like $ is used in many places also.
I agree with you 100%. You are such a smart guy.
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