diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency.xml
index 3e4afdfb5..6ddeb4c60 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency.xml
@@ -79,45 +79,53 @@
         <case
             latin:languageCode="iw"
         >
+            <!-- U+20AA: "₪" NEW SHEQEL SIGN
+                 U+00A3: "£" POUND SIGN
+                 U+20AC: "€" EURO SIGN
+                 U+00A2: "¢" CENT SIGN -->
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="currencyKeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="₪"
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x20AA;"
                 latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_currency_general" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency1KeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="£" />
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x00A3;" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency2KeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="€" />
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x20AC;" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency3KeyStyle"
                 latin:keyLabel="$"
-                latin:moreKeys="¢" />
+                latin:moreKeys="&#x00A2;" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency4KeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="¢" />
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x00A2;" />
         </case>
         <!-- United Kingdom -->
         <case
             latin:countryCode="GB"
         >
+            <!-- U+00A3: "£" POUND SIGN
+                 U+20AC: "€" EURO SIGN
+                 U+00A5: "¥" YEN SIGN
+                 U+00A2: "¢" CENT SIGN -->
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="currencyKeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="£"
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x00A3;"
                 latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_currency_pound" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency1KeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="€" />
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x20AC;" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency2KeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="¥" />
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x00A5;" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency3KeyStyle"
                 latin:keyLabel="$"
-                latin:moreKeys="¢" />
+                latin:moreKeys="&#x00A2;" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="moreCurrency4KeyStyle"
-                latin:keyLabel="¢" />
+                latin:keyLabel="&#x00A2;" />
         </case>
         <default>
             <include
diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_dollar.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_dollar.xml
index d5dca2afa..8dd849879 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_dollar.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_dollar.xml
@@ -19,20 +19,24 @@
 -->
 
 <merge xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin">
+    <!-- U+00A3: "£" POUND SIGN
+         U+00A2: "¢" CENT SIGN
+         U+20AC: "€" EURO SIGN
+         U+00A5: "¥" YEN SIGN -->
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="currencyKeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabel="$"
         latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_currency_dollar" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency1KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="£" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x00A3;" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency2KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="¢" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x00A2;" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency3KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="€" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x20AC;" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency4KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="¥" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x00A5;" />
 </merge>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_euro.xml b/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_euro.xml
index 6edddf074..0573e0991 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_euro.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/key_styles_currency_euro.xml
@@ -19,21 +19,25 @@
 -->
 
 <merge xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin">
+    <!-- U+20AC: "€" EURO SIGN
+         U+00A3: "£" POUND SIGN
+         U+00A5: "¥" YEN SIGN
+         U+00A2: "¢" CENT SIGN -->
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="currencyKeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="€"
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x20AC;"
         latin:moreKeys="@string/more_keys_for_currency_euro" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency1KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="£" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x00A3;" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency2KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="¥" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x00A5;" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency3KeyStyle"
         latin:keyLabel="$"
-        latin:moreKeys="¢" />
+        latin:moreKeys="&#x00A2;" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="moreCurrency4KeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="¢" />
+        latin:keyLabel="&#x00A2;" />
 </merge>