Currency

Problem

Allow users to recognize a currency value using international standard formats.

Solution

In English (Canada), the dollar symbol is on the left, the thousands separator is a comma, and the cents are denoted with a period, such as:

$1,234.56

In French (Canada), the dollar symbol is on the right, the thousands separator is a space, and the cents are denoted with a comma, such as:

1 234,56 $

When presenting numbers in tabular form, numbers should be right-aligned. Similarly, entry of currency values should also be right aligned.

Use when

Displaying any currency amount in a read-only format, or inputting currency values.