Symbol and name The ECU's symbol, ₠''', consists of an interlaced C and E''—the initials of "European Community" in many languages of Europe. However, the symbol was not widely adopted. Few computer systems utilized by financial institutions and governments could render it, and commercial payment systems were obliged to use the ISO code, XEU, as with other currencies without widely recognised currency symbols. The Unicode designation for the ECU symbol () was not implemented on many personal computer operating systems until the release of Unicode v2.1 in May 1998, which also introduced the euro sign (). Microsoft did include the ECU symbol in many of its European versions of Windows beginning in the early 1990s; however, accessing it required the use of an Alt code, and not all typefaces provided a glyph. By 2009, Microsoft referred to the ECU symbol as "historical". Support among other operating systems, including Macintosh operating systems, was inconsistent.
Symbol and name The ECU's symbol ₠''' consists of an interlaced C and E''—the initials of "European Community" in many languages of Europe However the symbol was not widely adopted Few computer systems utilized by financial institutions and governments could render it and commercial payment systems were obliged to use the ISO code XEU as with other currencies without widely recognised currency symbols The Unicode designation for the ECU symbol () was not implemented on many personal computer operating systems until the release of Unicode v21 in May 1998 which also introduced the euro sign () Microsoft did include the ECU symbol in many of its European versions of Windows beginning in the early 1990s; however accessing it required the use of an Alt code and not all typefaces provided a glyph By 2009 Microsoft referred to the ECU symbol as "historical" Support among other operating systems including Macintosh operating systems was inconsistent