Formatted string contains GBP instead of pound symbol

Question

Please take a look at the following line of code:

TotalFormatted = totalExpenses.ToString("C3", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-GB"))

I am expecting this to output a number as a formatted string with the pound symbol (£1,500) but instead it is outputting GBP1,500

How can I ensure it outputs the actual symbol instead of GBP?

I get £ in .net7 dotnetfiddle. And Roslyn, and 4.7.2 and .netcore3.1 — T.S., Dec 23 '22 at 20:27
It's based on the culture settings on the local system. If you (or your IT department) has customized this at any time, it will be different. — Joel Coehoorn, Dec 23 '22 at 20:30
Does this answer your question? [3 Digit currency code to currency symbol](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12373800/3-digit-currency-code-to-currency-symbol) — T.S., Dec 23 '22 at 20:31
I am also in .Net 7, I found another solution online which I have posted as my answer — Musaffar Patel, Dec 23 '22 at 20:35
You can change the symbol to your liking: https://dotnetfiddle.net/WBcLyd — Rand Random, Dec 23 '22 at 20:55

score -2 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 23 '22 at 20:37

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I settled for the following which correctly formats the string with the pound symbol:

TotalFormatted = totalExpenses.ToString("\u00A3#,##0.00", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-GB"))

edited Dec 23 '22 at 20:37

Ryan Wilson

answered Dec 23 '22 at 20:36

Musaffar Patel

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This way I can do `var ss = "£" + 20.33m.ToString("#.00", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-GB"));` or even `var ss = "£" + 20.33m.ToString("#.00")` – T.S. Dec 23 '22 at 20:40
@T.S. Thanks, your way looks cleaner therefore I will use your suggestion – Musaffar Patel Dec 23 '22 at 20:41
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Why not simply change the currency symbol of the culture: https://dotnetfiddle.net/WBcLyd – Rand Random Dec 23 '22 at 20:54

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