Dollar symbol
Type :dollar_symbol: · Currency
Unicode name Dollar Sign · Basic Latin block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What $ is for
The dollar sign, on every keyboard and serving dozens of currencies, which is why serious documents write USD, CAD or AUD next to the amount. Also a working character in shells, spreadsheets and several programming languages.
How to type $
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:dollar_symbol: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 0024 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 0024 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:dollar_symbol: :dollar: On the web
HTML $
Unicode U+0024
JavaScript '\u{0024}'
CSS "\0024"
Python '\u0024'
URL %24
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