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Free dollar sign SVG files

Free dollar sign SVG files: the sign with one bar and with two, rounded and in outline, in a circle and on a coin, plus a money bag, piles of coins, a plain banknote, a fan of notes, a bundle of cash and a price tag. The sign is drawn from two arcs and a bar, and the notes copy no real banknote.

15 designs. Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with them.

Or choose one below for its PNG, DXF and cutting sizes.

One bar or two, through or not

The dollar sign is an S with an upright stroke. Whether that stroke is one bar or two, and whether it runs through the S or only shows above and below it, is a matter of style: all of them are read as the same sign. For cutting, the difference is practical. A bar that runs through the S closes off two small counters that have to be weeded, and on the bold sign at 100 mm they are about 11 mm wide. The rounded sign has no bar through the bowls, so it has nothing to weed and is the one to use small.

The money bag, the coin, the tag and the banknotes have the sign cut out of them, so the surface behind shows through as the sign. In those the bar stops at the S and does not cross it. If it did, the two counters would be loose islands inside the opening and would drop out, leaving a blob. Drawn this way the cut-out sign is one clean opening and each design stays a single piece.

Play money and classroom use

The banknotes here are for play, teaching and decoration. They are a plain layout of our own, in one colour, on one side, with no portrait and no figures, and they could not be mistaken for real currency. Cut the coin from gold or silver card at 30 to 40 mm for counting games, and the plain note at 120 mm wide for a shop corner or a reward system. The money bag silhouette is the sturdiest shape in the set and cuts well from felt or wood.

How to open the files

  • Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
  • Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
  • LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
  • Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
  • Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

Questions

Should a dollar sign have one line or two?

Either. Both forms have been in use since the sign appeared in the late 1700s, and most modern typefaces draw it with one. The two-bar form looks older and more formal. Use whichever suits the project: nobody will read them differently.

Why does the bar not cross the S on the coin and the money bag?

Because there the sign is a hole. A bar through the S would cut the two bowls free as small loose pieces, and on a laser or in card they would fall out. With the bar showing only above and below the S, the opening is one clean shape and nothing is lost.

Can I print or cut these banknotes as play money?

Yes. They are single-colour drawings with no portrait, no numerals and no bank or government wording, and they copy no real note. Cut or print them on coloured paper at any size that is clearly not that of real currency, and keep them for games, lessons and party decorations.

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