Currency Symbols

• Define a clear design system token for each currency symbol and its variants.
• Use vector-friendly fonts and consistent sizing to maintain alignment with text.
• Provide fallbacks for environments missing symbol glyphs.
• Label symbols with accessible descriptions for screen readers.
• Consider locale-specific rendering when combining with numbers and punctuation.

Currency symbols belong to the Currency_Symbol category of Unicode. They are presentation characters used in financial contexts and should be treated as stylistic rather than semantic data when possible.

Typical usage includes pairing symbols with numbers in financial UIs, wallets, or reports. Pitfalls include inconsistent glyph variants, right-to-left considerations for some locales, and confusion when symbols appear in mixed fonts. A brief historical context: currency symbols evolved from monetary marks and typographic shorthand; modern UI practice favors crisp rendering and proper accessibility rather than relying on fallback glyphs.