Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the ...

Why is the sign for the dollar, a word with no S's, so clearly based on the letter S? Here's the story behind it—and why it wasn't always a "dollar" sign.

Most people encounter the dollar sign on a daily basis: in stores, on websites, in the media and more. The symbol also serves as shorthand, referring to money, wealth, capitalism, commercialism ...

Despite its ubiquity, the origins of the dollar sign remain far from clear, with competing theories touching on Bohemian coins, the Pillars of Hercules and harried merchants. As we head into 2020 ...

Money signs. The dollar sign isn’t hard to find, and you might even spot the euro, pound sterling, and yen from the second symbol keyboard on an iPhone. You have even more options than that, though.