How to print a pound “£” in html file?

Question

i am trying to display a pound sign in my html page.i want to display it through a variable because i am getting the values of sign from an xml file.

Here is Code:

Answer 1

Try using:

var sign = '£'
$('#monthly_Amt').html("\'"+sign+"\'"+monthlypayment);

For the £ sign use: £ (ASCII Code)

http://jsfiddle.net/seckela/7gjF5/

EDIT: Using .text() will render the literal text, .html interprets it as an HTML element and will render special ASCII Characters using the ASCII codes.