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Bitcoin unit names

Some names have been proposed for different denominations of bitcoin for everyday use. One syllable words are preferred. Capital letter symbols for multiples of Bitcoin, lower case for fractions. Homage to the devs and other influences on the creation of Bitcoin.

Bitcoin unit names and symbols
Bitcoin Satoshis Unit name Symbol
1,000,000.00000000 100,000,000,000,000 Nakamoto M
100,000.00000000 10,000,000,000,000 Fin F
10,000.00000000 1,000,000,000,000 wei W
1,000.00000000 100,000,000,000 thou T
100.00000000 10,000,000,000 Cot C
10.00000000 1,000,000,000 dex X
1.00000000 100,000,000 Bitcoin ₿
0.10000000 10,000,000 nick n
0.01000000 1,000,000 cent c
0.00100000 100,000 hal h
0.00010000 10,000 den d
0.00001000 1,000 mil m
0.00000100 100 bit b
0.00000010 10 ten x
0.00000001 1 satoshi s
0.000000001000 0.1 shi ds
0.000000000100 0.01 back cs
0.000000000010 0.001 millisat ms
0.000000000001 0.0001 nak ns
Original table source
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bitcoin unit names and symbols
|-
! Bitcoin !! Satoshis !! Unit name !! Symbol
|-
| 1,000,000.00000000 || 100,000,000,000,000 || Nakamoto || M
|-
| 100,000.00000000 || 10,000,000,000,000 || Fin || F
|-
| 10,000.00000000 || 1,000,000,000,000 || wei || W
|-
| 1,000.00000000 || 100,000,000,000 || thou || T
|-
| 100.00000000 || 10,000,000,000 || Cot || C
|-
| 10.00000000 || 1,000,000,000 || dex || X
|-
| 1.00000000 || 100,000,000 || Bitcoin || ₿
|-
| 0.10000000 || 10,000,000 || nick || n
|-
| 0.01000000 || 1,000,000 || cent || c
|-
| 0.00100000 || 100,000 || hal || h
|-
| 0.00010000 || 10,000 || den || d
|-
| 0.00001000 || 1,000 || mil || m
|-
| 0.00000100 || 100 || bit || b
|-
| 0.00000010 || 10 || ten || x
|-
| 0.00000001 || 1 || satoshi || s
|-
| 0.000000001000 || 0.1 || shi || ds
|-
| 0.000000000100 || 0.01 || back || cs
|-
| 0.000000000010 || 0.001 || millisat || ms
|-
| 0.000000000001 || 0.0001 || nak || ns
|}

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Bitcoin units
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4026 · 19 May 2025
Last recorded editor
Flix21 (not a complete author list)
Snapshot
18 October 2026
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