I like to think of it as 円 being the actual Japanese word for yen and ¥ being the currency symbol for yen.
Or to give a more western example, 円 is like “dollar” and ¥ is like “$”.
I like to think of it as 円 being the actual Japanese word for yen and ¥ being the currency symbol for yen.
Or to give a more western example, 円 is like “dollar” and ¥ is like “$”.