What Are Bahts and How Do They Work

Bahts are the official currency of Thailand, and they're divided into 100 satangs. They're issued by the Bank of Thailand and come in various denominations, including coins and banknotes.

The baht is pegged to the US dollar, which means its value is tied to the value of the dollar. This helps maintain stability in the currency and economy.

Bahts are widely accepted in Thailand, and you can exchange them for other currencies at banks, currency exchange offices, or use ATMs to withdraw cash.

In Thailand, bahts are used for everyday transactions, from buying street food to paying for hotel rooms.

The character 圓; yuán was used to represent baht during the times of Rama IV.

This character was phased out by another character, which is still partially and informally used today.

The character 銖; zhū was officially used on banknotes from 1868-1925 to represent baht, and is still used unofficially today to refer to the Thai baht in general.

The notation for these Chinese characters was written in Thai, but from right to left, as was the convention back then.

One baht was written as 圓壹 or 銖壹, and if there were smaller units involved, the notation could be written like 方銭參圓壹 for one baht, three salueng, and one fueang.

The character 銖; zhū is still used today unofficially to refer to the Thai baht, as in 泰銖 or 泰铢.

You can easily convert Thai bahts to other currencies using our currency converter tool.

To convert bahts, simply type in the box how much you want to convert, select THB in the first dropdown as the currency that you want to convert, and choose the desired currency in the second dropdown.

Our currency converter will show you the current THB to USD rate and how it’s changed over the past day, week or month. You can also use it to convert bahts to other popular currencies such as EUR, CAD, AUD, GBP, INR, ZAR, and SGD.

Here are some of the top currency pairings for Thai baht:

The currency symbol for the baht is ฿, a unique letter B with a vertical stroke. It's a distinctive symbol that's easily recognizable.

In 1986, this symbol was given a codepoint for computer use in the Thai Industrial Standard 620-2533. This standard was later incorporated into international standards.

The ฿ symbol has been allocated the codepoint U+0E3F in the Unicode standard. This allows for consistent representation across different devices and systems.

Interestingly, the ฿ symbol is also used for the Panamanian balboa. It's a shared symbol between two different currencies.

If you're looking to convert US dollars to Thai bahts, you can use our currency converter. Simply type in the box how much you want to convert.

To use the converter, you'll need to select USD in the first dropdown as the currency you want to convert, and THB in the second dropdown as the currency you want to convert to. Our currency converter will show you the current USD to THB rate and how it's changed over the past day, week or month.

You can also check the top currency pairings for Thai baht, which include THB to USD, THB to EUR, THB to CAD, THB to AUD, THB to GBP, THB to INR, THB to ZAR, and THB to SGD.

Here are some of the top currency pairings for Thai baht:

The baht is the official currency of Thailand, but did you know that it's also used to measure the value of gold? As of the current market data, the price of gold per baht is ฿45,552.46.

This price is a significant drop from just a week ago, when it was ฿45,720.08. The price fluctuation over the past week is ฿316.53, which is a moderate change.

If you're looking to buy gold, you might want to consider the different purities available. The prices for gold per baht by purity are listed below:

Looking at the historical data, we can see that the price of gold has fluctuated significantly over the past few weeks. On January 17, 2025, the price was ฿45,671.18, which is a decrease of ฿289.19 (-0.63%) from the previous day.