Dollar Sign Symbol

A symbol from the Currency Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: $
Unicode: U+0024
HTML entity: $
Category: Currency Symbols

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About the dollar sign symbol

The character is typically spoken as "dollar sign" or simply "dollar." It is the primary symbol used to represent the United States dollar and many other currencies around the world that use the dollar name, such as the Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand dollars. In general writing, it precedes a numerical amount to indicate currency, as in $10.

Historically, the sign likely evolved from the Spanish peso abbreviation "Ps," with the P and S eventually merging into a single character. Beyond currency, it appears in computer programming and data contexts, often as a variable prefix in languages like PHP and Perl, or to denote string interpolation. It also features in informal written language as a shorthand for money or wealth.

How to type Dollar Sign

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

Hold Alt and type 0036 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
Or, in Word: type 0024 then press Alt + X.

Numeric keypad required (laptops: enable Num Lock or use Fn).

macOS

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Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 0024.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.