$

Mexican Peso

$ · Currency Symbol · Code: MXN · Unicode: U+0024

Technical Information

Unicode Code
U+0024
HTML Code
$
CSS Code
\0024
Decimal Code
36

How to Use

HTML:
$
CSS:
\0024
JavaScript:
String.fromCodePoint(0x0024)

Variants & Usage

No country information available

Usage Map


Primary Currency
Used additionally

Description

The official currency of Mexico. Uses the $ symbol but is denoted as Mex$ or MXN to distinguish it. The eighth most traded currency in the world.

History

The Mexican peso dates back to the Spanish colonial period. The modern peso was introduced in 1993 after redenomination (1 new peso = 1000 old).