Keyboard Shortcuts for Dollar Symbol $

Dollar sign is used to indicate currency of many countries, especially United States. It is generally used in prefix to number, for example, $100 indicates a hundred dollar bill. $ sign is part of any standard keyboard layout and appears on number 4 key. You can use “Shift + 4” keys to type dollar from the keyboard. Other than that, you can also use different keyboard shortcuts in Windows and Mac.

Shortcuts Summary of Dollar Symbol

Here is a summary of keyboard shortcuts for dollar symbol.

Type Dollar Symbol in Windows

There are multiple ways to insert dollar sign in Windows based documents.

• First option is to use alt + 0036 keys on the number pad to type $ symbol.
• Only on Word documents, use 0024 + alt + x keys to type $.
• Symbols utility in Office documents – go to to “Insert > Symbols > Symbol” menu. You will see a list of recently used symbols and check $ is showing in the list. If not, click “More Symbols…” menu to open a “Symbol” pop-up. Type 0024 in the “Character code” box and press enter to find $ sign. Double-click on it or select the symbol and press “Insert” button to insert the symbol.

• Using Character Map – search and open Character Viewer app and enable “Advanced view” option. Type 0024 in “Go to Unicode” box and press enter key. Select the $ sign showing as a first item and click “Select” button. Finally, click “Copy” button to get the symbol in your clipboard. Now, you can paste the copied symbol on any document.

Type Dollar Symbol in Mac

• In Mac based documents, press use option + 0024 to type $.
• Using Character Viewer – go to “Edit > Emoji & Symbols” menu in any application. This will open Character Viewer app where you can search and insert the $ symbol.

Type Dollar Symbol in HTML

• In HTML, you can use the entity name & dollar ;. Alternatively, use decimal & # 36; or hexadecimal & # x 0024; codes (use the codes without spaces).
• In CSS and JavaScript documents use the hexadecimal escape strings\0024 and \u0024 respectively.

Below are the code examples for inserting dollar sign in HTML and CSS.

<span>&#36;</span>
<p>&#x0024</p>
<span>&dollar;</span>

li:before {
content:\0024;
font-family:Arial;
}

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Other Names for Dollar Symbol

Here the other names for this $ sign:

• Milresis
• Escudo
• Currency

Other Dollar Related Symbols

In our earlier article, we have given all the shortcuts related to currency symbols. In addition, below are the dollar related symbols in Unicode.

Learn more on how to type Cent sign in Windows and Mac using keyboard shortcuts.

Size and Font Variations

You can change the size and font of the dollar $ symbol similar to any other text content on your documents.