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Currency Symbols
$

Dollar Sign

U+0024

The dollar sign marks an amount in US dollars or several other dollar-based currencies.

Copy & encode

Character
$
Unicode codepoint
U+0024
HTML named entity
$
HTML decimal entity
$
HTML hex entity
$
CSS escape
\0024
JavaScript escape
\u0024

Meaning and usage

It is used before or after a number to show a price, and in many programming languages it also has special meaning, such as marking a variable or the end of a line in regular expressions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the HTML entity for the dollar sign?
Use $ or $, though $ can usually be typed directly.
Does $ always mean US dollars?
No, several countries use $ for their own currency, so context or a currency code like USD is needed to be exact.