# Why doen't my computer have a button for cents ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-my-computer-have-a-button-for-cents/106452>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-my-computer-have-a-button-for-cents/106452 "2002-04-30T12:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-my-computer-have-a-button-for-cents/106452/21 "2002-05-01T01:45:44Z")

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On my Mac, it’s pretty simple. I just hit option-4.

¢¢¢

It just makes cents to do things more easily. (ducks fists)

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doent-my-computer-have-a-button-for-cents/106452/22 "2002-05-01T05:53:10Z")

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🆒

° Option-Shift-8

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