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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T11:35:22+00:00 2026-05-13T11:35:22+00:00

In JQuery and other libraries I keep seeing a dollar sign $ before constructors.

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In JQuery and other libraries I keep seeing a dollar sign $ before constructors.

What is the significance of that symbol?

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    2026-05-13T11:35:23+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 11:35 am

    One website told me this:

    Rather than having to type out jQuery
    each time, we use an alias, a simple
    dollar sign (the shortest legal
    identifier that’s not alphanumeric).

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