Currency

When specifying currency, state the kind of currency since our Web site can be viewed from anywhere in the world.

United States Dollars

Use US$ to indicate United States dollars for every occurrence on the page since you can't predict where on the page someone will start reading.

INCORRECT:
The sign-up fee is $99, and the coat check fee is $5.

CORRECT:
The sign-up fee is US$99, and the coat check fee is US$5.

Exception: If the page is targeted for a specific audience that is not likely to be confused and if non-targeted audiences are unlikely to find the page.

Other Nations

For currencies of other nations, use the ISO 4217 standard 3-letter code, which comes after the value with a space character separating.

CORRECT:
Her prescription cost US$549 (which is 299.30 GBP at the exchange rate on January 14, 2004).

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