 | This is the template sandbox page for Template:Dollar sign (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
Usage
editThis template produces a dollar sign ($). It is designed to be a workaround for a bug caused by bots running on PHP, as the dollar sign indicates a PHP variable in PHP language. It can also produce symbols for various world currencies and can produce links to the relevant article.
Do not subst: this template, otherwise it won't work.
Specific currencies
editThis template can support various currencies. The complete index of supported currencies and their codes is below.
AUD = Australian dollar BBD = Barbadian dollar BMD = Bermudian dollar BND = Brunei dollar BRZ = Brazilian real BSD = Bahamian dollar BZD = Belize dollar CAD = Canadian dollar COOK = Cook Islands dollar CNY = Chinese yuan CUC = Cuban convertible peso CUP = Cuban peso DOP = Dominican peso EUR = Euro FJD = Fijian dollar FL = Dutch guilder FRF = French franc GBP = Pound sterling GYD = Guyanese dollar HKD = Hong Kong dollar JMD = Jamaican dollar JPY = Japanese yen KYD = Cayman Islands dollar LRD = Liberian dollar MXN = Mexican peso NAD = Namibian dollar NZD = New Zealand dollar PGK = Papua New Guinean kina SGD = Singapore dollar SBD = Solomon Islands dollar SRD = Surinamese dollar TWD = New Taiwan dollar TTD = Trinidad and Tobago dollar TVD = Tuvaluan dollar USD = United States dollar UYU = Uruguayan peso WST = Samoan tala XAF = Central African CFA franc XCD = East Caribbean dollar XOF = West African CFA franc ZAR = South African rand ZWL = Zimbabwean dollar
For a specific currency add the three/four letter ISO 4217 code for the desired currency as an additional parameter, separated by a vertical pipe.
Example:
{{$|NZD}} (New Zealand Dollar) produces:
NZ$
{{$|EUR}} (Euro) produces:
€
{{$|DOP}} (Dominican peso) produces:
RD$
There is no need to add the additional letters, they are automatically added.
Linking
editTo link add |lk=on.