diff --git a/lib/commons/text/unicode.js b/lib/commons/text/unicode.js
index 25cade6e65..8bf121a7b5 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/unicode.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/unicode.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function getPunctuationRegExp() {
 	 * Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Punctuation
 	 * -> \u2E00-\u2E7F Reference
 	 */
-	return /[\u2000-\u206F\u2E00-\u2E7F\\'!"#$%&()*+,\-.\/:;<=>?@\[\]^_`{|}~]/g;
+	return /[\u2000-\u206F\u2E00-\u2E7F\\'!"#$%&£¢¥§€()*+,\-.\/:;<=>?@\[\]^_`{|}~±]/g;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/commons/text/unicode.js b/test/commons/text/unicode.js
index e98d6b267b..794bed82cb 100644
--- a/test/commons/text/unicode.js
+++ b/test/commons/text/unicode.js
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@ describe('text.hasUnicode', function() {
 			});
 			assert.isTrue(actual);
 		});
+
+		it('returns true for strings with money signs and odd symbols', function() {
+			['£', '¢', '¥', '€', '§', '±'].forEach(function(str) {
+				var actual = axe.commons.text.hasUnicode(str, {
+					punctuations: true
+				});
+				assert.isTrue(actual);
+			});
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('text.hasUnicode, has combination of unicode', function() {