The Iraqi dinar symbol is written as ع. د, the Arabic abbreviation, or as IQD, its three-letter currency code. There is no single Unicode character for it the way the euro has €; ع.
د is built from two Arabic letters plus a dot. The quickest way to use it is to copy it below.
What the Iraqi dinar symbol is
ع. د is an abbreviation, not a purpose-built currency sign.
It reads right to left: ع comes from عراقي (Iraqi) and د comes from دينار (dinar), with an ordinary full stop between them. Because it is plain Arabic text, any device with Arabic font support shows it, and any that can’t falls back to empty boxes.
The other common form is IQD, the ISO 4217 code. Banks, currency converters and software use IQD because it is unambiguous and uses only Latin letters. Both refer to the same money.
Plenty of currencies have no dedicated symbol. A glyph like € or ₹ has to be proposed, approved and encoded in Unicode, and most currencies never go through that process. The dinar is one of them, alongside most other Arab-world currencies, so IQD does the heavy lifting in any technical context.
Iraqi dinar symbol codes
There is no Alt code or single code point for the whole abbreviation, because it is three separate characters. The table lists the pieces so you can rebuild ع.د anywhere.
| Character | Name | Unicode (hex) | Windows Alt code (decimal) | HTML entity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ع.د | Iraqi dinar abbreviation | 3 characters (see below) | No standard Windows Alt code | ع.د |
| IQD | ISO 4217 currency code | Latin letters I, Q, D | Type on your keyboard | IQD |
| ع | Arabic letter ain | U+0639 | No standard Windows Alt code | ع |
| د | Arabic letter dal | U+062F | No standard Windows Alt code | د |
The dot in ع.د is an ordinary full stop (U+002E), so you just press the period key. In the table, U+0639 is the hexadecimal code point and ع is the same letter written as a decimal HTML entity; they are two ways of naming one character, not two different things.
How to type the Iraqi dinar symbol on any device
None of these platforms has a one-key shortcut for ع.د, so the methods below either build it from its Arabic letters or fall back to a paste. If you only need the currency label, typing IQD is faster everywhere.
Windows
There is no Windows Alt code for the dinar abbreviation, and Alt codes need the numeric keypad in any case. Copy ع.
د from the box above, or add an Arabic keyboard under Settings, Time & language, Language & region, then switch layouts with Win+Space. Character Map (search “charmap” in the Start menu) also lists the letters: choose an Arabic font, find ain and dal, click Select, then Copy.
Mac
macOS has no Option shortcut for it either. Add Arabic under System Settings, Keyboard, then Edit beside Input Sources, and switch with Ctrl+Space. Or open the Character Viewer with Ctrl+Cmd+Space, search “arabic letter ain” and “arabic letter dal”, and double-click each.
Pasting ع. د stays the fastest route.
Microsoft Word (Alt+X)
Word can build the abbreviation from Unicode. Type 0639 and press Alt+X to get ع, type a period, then type 062F and press Alt+X to get د. Reading right to left, that produces ع.
د. The same Alt+X method works in Outlook and OneNote, but not in Excel, PowerPoint or Google Docs.
Excel and Google Sheets
Neither app has a working Alt+X, so build the text with a formula. Enter =UNICHAR(1593)&"."&UNICHAR(1583) in a cell: 1593 is ain, 1583 is dal, and the quotes hold the dot.
Both return ع. د. Excel also offers Insert, Symbol with the Arabic subset; Google Sheets has no Insert Symbol menu at all, so use the formula or a paste, pressing F2 first to edit an existing cell.
PowerPoint and Google Docs
In PowerPoint, go to Insert, Symbol, set the font or subset to Arabic, and pick ain then dal. In Google Docs, use Insert, Special characters, then type “arabic” in the search box (or draw the letter) and click ain and dal. Add a full stop between the two letters in both.
iPhone and Android
On both, the quickest options are to paste ع. د or type IQD. To type the Arabic letters directly, add an Arabic keyboard: on iPhone under Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards, Add New Keyboard; on Android under Gboard’s Languages settings.
Switch with the globe key. A text replacement that turns “iqd” into ع. د saves you doing this twice.
Chromebook
ChromeOS has no Alt codes. Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 0639, and press Enter for ع; repeat with 062f for د, with a period between.
An underlined u shows while you type the code, and you enter the code only, with no U+ prefix. If a web field blocks the shortcut, paste instead or add the Arabic keyboard in Settings.
Notion, Slack, Discord and Canva
None of these has a symbol picker for the dinar, so paste ع. د or type IQD.
To avoid pasting every time, set a text replacement at the system level (macOS Text Replacements, Windows PowerToys, or your phone’s keyboard shortcuts) so a trigger like “iqd” expands to ع. د automatically in every app.
Where the Iraqi dinar symbol is used
The Iraqi dinar (ISO 4217 code IQD) is the official currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq. You’ll see ع.د on price tags, receipts and bank statements inside Iraq, while IQD appears in exchange rates, banking systems and anywhere software needs a fixed label.
When you write an amount, the abbreviation usually follows the number, as in 25,000 ع. د.
One dinar is officially divided into 1,000 fils, though fils coins dropped out of everyday use long ago. In chats, bios and spreadsheets, most people outside Iraq just write IQD, since it renders on every device without Arabic fonts.
Related currency guides
The Kuwaiti dinar symbol (د.ك) is the closest match: it is built the same way from Arabic letters, so the copy-or-type advice carries straight over. If you deal with other currencies written as letter pairs rather than one glyph, the Egyptian pound (E£), the Pakistani rupee (₨), the Bangladeshi taka (৳) and the Nepalese rupee (रू) each have their own method.
For the full set, see the complete world currency symbols list, browse the rest of the currency symbol guides, or pull any glyph straight from the copy-and-paste symbols tool.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Iraqi dinar have its own currency symbol?
No. Unlike €, £ or ¥, the dinar has no dedicated Unicode symbol. It is written as the Arabic abbreviation ع.د or the ISO code IQD, which is normal for several currencies across the Arab world.
Why does ع.د show as boxes or question marks?
That means the device or app is missing an Arabic-capable font. Install one, or use IQD instead, since those three Latin letters render on every system.
Is it written ع.د or د.ع?
Both orderings turn up in the wild, and IQD is the standard international form. Because Arabic reads right to left, the letter that looks leftmost on screen is spoken last, which is why the visual order can seem to flip.
Can I use ع.د in a username or bio?
Yes, wherever the platform accepts Arabic characters, which most social sites do. If a field strips non-Latin text, switch to IQD. There is no colour-emoji version to worry about, since these are plain text letters.
What is the difference between IQD and ع.د?
IQD is the ISO 4217 code used by banks, exchanges and software; ع.د is the Arabic shorthand used in everyday Iraqi writing. They mean the same currency, so pick IQD when you need something every system can read.