DOLLAR Function in Excel: Number as Currency Text

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⏱ 2 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

TextLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. DOLLAR in practice
  5. Where you will use it
  6. Worked example
  7. Mistakes people make
  8. Related functions
  9. Continue learning

DOLLAR formats a number as currency text using your computer’s currency symbol. The name is historic — on an Indian-locale PC it shows ₹.

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Syntax

=DOLLAR(number, [decimals])
Argument What it means
decimals Default 2.

Examples

Example 1

="Balance "&DOLLAR(C5)

Balance ₹12,400.00 on an Indian-locale PC.

DOLLAR in practice

Where you will use it

  • Show amounts with currency formatting inside sentences
  • Build email text with prices
  • Labels for charts

Worked example

AmountFormulaResult
1234.567="Total: "&DOLLAR(A2,0)Total: ₹ 1,235
-50="Total: "&DOLLAR(A3,0)Total: ₹ -50
1000000="Total: "&DOLLAR(A4,0)Total: ₹ 10,00,000

Results calculated in Excel.

Mistakes people make

MistakeWhat to do instead
Expecting ₹DOLLAR uses the Windows currency symbol; TEXT(A2,"₹#,##,##0") is explicit
Doing maths on the resultDOLLAR returns text; keep the number for calculations

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