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If you need text only bitcoin identifier why not use "btc" as everybody else does.

USD is different from $, EUR is different from €…

Unlike USD vs $, EUR actually is €, though.

Well, no. One is a currency sign and the other is ISO 4217 code.

Sure, but USD and CAD both use the same $ symbol even though they are both pretty popular currencies used in neighboring countries.