Currency symbol

A character or graphic that identifies a currency, often written beside a monetary amount. Symbols may represent a single currency or be shared by several.

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Currency: A system of money used to exchange goods and services and to express prices. A currency symbol is a visual identifier attached to this broader monetary system.
Currency formatting: The display of monetary values according to conventions for symbols, separators, precision, and spacing. It determines where a currency symbol appears relative to the amount.
Price tag: A label showing the price of a product or service. Retail prices commonly pair an amount with a currency symbol.
Dollar sign: The symbol $ used for several currencies, including the US dollar and Canadian dollar. Its use across many currencies illustrates why a symbol alone may not identify the unit.
Florin sign: The symbol ƒ, historically used for the Dutch guilder and still used for some currencies. It preserves a historical currency mark whose shape survives in modern typography.
ISO 4217: The international standard assigning three-letter codes to currencies and certain funds. Its codes distinguish currencies that share symbols such as the dollar sign.
Character encoding: A system mapping text characters to numbers for storage and communication. Encoding lets currency symbols survive typing, storage, and transmission as text.
Point of sale: The place and systems where a customer pays for goods or services. Point-of-sale displays use currency symbols to present transaction totals.
Euro sign: The symbol € used to denote the euro currency. It offers a distinctive, broadly standardized mark for a currency shared by many countries.
Pound sign: The symbol £ used for the pound sterling and several other pound-denominated currencies. Its form developed from an abbreviation associated with the Latin word libra.