Angular 10 getCurrencySymbol() Method

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

In this article, we are going to see what is getCurrencySymbol in Angular 10 and how to use it. getCurrencySymbol is used to retrieve the currency symbol for a given currency code

Syntax:

getCurrencySymbol(code, locale, format)

Parameters:

  • code: The currency code
  • locale: A locale code for the locale format rule to use.
  • format: The format.

Return Value:

  • string: the formatted date string.

NgModule: Module used by getCurrencySymbol is:

  • CommonModule

Approach: 

  • Create the Angular app to be used.
  • In app.module.ts import LOCALE_ID because we need locale to be imported for using get getCurrencySymbol.
import { LOCALE_ID, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
  • In app.component.ts import getCurrencySymbol and LOCALE_ID
  • inject LOCALE_ID as a public variable.
  • In app.component.html show the local variable using string interpolation
  • Serve the angular app using ng serve to see the output.

Example 1:

app.component.ts 
import {
  getCurrencySymbol
 }
  from '@angular/common';

import {Component}
  from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
curr = getCurrencySymbol("USD", "wide");
}
app.component.html 
<h1>
  GeeksforGeeks
</h1>

<p>{{curr }} 100</p>

Output:

Example 2:

app.component.ts 
import {
  getCurrencySymbol
 }
  from '@angular/common';

import {Component}
  from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {
curr = getCurrencySymbol("INR", "narrow");
}
app.component.html 
<h1>
  GeeksforGeeks
</h1>

<p>{{curr }} 304</p>

Output:

Reference: https://v17.angular.io/api/common/getCurrencySymbol

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