How to Remove the Dollar Sign in Excel – 7 Methods

The pre-formatted dataset shows the dollar sign ($) before the Price value.

Dataset-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel


Method 1- Using the Format Cells Feature to Remove the Dollar Sign

Step 1:

  • Select the whole Range ( D4:E18).

Step 2:

  • Right-click any selected cell and choose Format Cells.

Format cells-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

Step 3:

  • In the Format Cells window, change the Symbol to None and click OK.

Format cells symbol

You can open the Format Cells dialog box by pressing CTRL+1.

This is the output.

Format cells result-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

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Method 2: RIGHT LEN Function to Remove Dollar Sign

Step 1:

  • Enter an apostrophe () before the values (with the dollar sign).

Right Len function-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

  • Repeat the step.
  • Press ENTER for every cell.

This is the output.

Right LEN function

 

Step 2:

  • Enter the following formula in any adjacent cell (here, F4)
=RIGHT (E4, LEN(E4)-1)

 In the formula:

LEN(E4)-1; passes the total character length by subtracting 1 character.

RIGHT (E4, LEN (E4)-1); returns all the characters from the right.

Right Len formula

Step 3:

  • Press ENTER.
  • Drag down the Fill Handle to see the result in the rest of the cells.
  • This is the output.

Right LEN final result


Method 3 – Using the Find and Replace Feature to Remove the Dollar Sign

Repeat Step 1 in Method 2.

Step 1:

Go to Home Tab > Find & Select (In Editing) > Select Replace.

Find and Replace -How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

Step 2:

  • In the Find and Replace dialog box, enter the dollar sign ($) in Find What.
  • Keep Replace With empty.
  • Click Find All.

All the cells containing the dollar sign ($) are displayed.

Find and Replace dialog box

Step 3:

  • Click Replace All.
  • Click Close.

Find and Replace Replace All

This is the output.

Find and Replace Final Result-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel


Method 4 -Using the VALUE Function to Remove the Dollar Sign

The syntax of the VALUE function is

VALUE (text)

The values must be in text format. Repeat Step 1 in Method 2 for the TotalPrice column.

Step 1:

  • Enter the formula in a blank cell (here, F4).
 =VALUE(E4)

VALUE formula-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

 Step 2:

  • Press ENTER.
  • Drag down the Fill Handle to see the result in the rest of the cells.

This is the output.

VALUE formula-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

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Method 5 – Using the SUBSTITUTE Function to Remove the Dollar Sign

The syntax of the function is

SUBSTITUTE (text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])

text; refers to any text or cell reference.

old_text; defines the text to replace.

new_text, the text to use.

[instance_num]; the occurrences of the old_text.

Step 1:

Enter the following formula in E4.

 =SUBSTITUTE(E4,CHAR(36),””)

 

E4; is the cell reference.

CHAR (36); is the old_text with the dollar sign ($).

“”; results in the new_text as blank.

Substitute function-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

 Step 2:

  • Press ENTER.
  • Drag down the Fill Handle to see the result in the rest of the cells.

This is the output.

Substitute function-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

To remove the dollar signs in the UnitPrice column, repeat Steps 1 and 2.


Method 6 – Using the REPLACE Function to Remove the Dollar Sign

The syntax of the REPLACE function is:

REPLACE (old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)

old_text;  the text in which you want to replace the character.

start-num; the position of the character inside the old_text.

num_chars; the number of characters inside the old_text.

new_text; is the new text.

Transform the values to text following step 1 in Method 2

 Step 1:

  • Enter the formula in F4.
=REPLACE(E4,1,1,””)

E4; is the old_text.

1; is the start_num.

1; is the num_chars.

“”; is the new_text.

Replace function-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

Step 2:

  • Press ENTER.
  • Drag down the Fill Handle to see the result in the rest of the cells.

This is the output.

 

Replace function result-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

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Method 7 – Using the Flash Fill to Remove the Dollar Sign

Step 1:

  • Enter one or two values without the dollar sign.

Flash Fill feature-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel

Step 2:

  • Select the whole range and go to the Data Tab > Flash Fill (in Data Tools)

Flash Fill

This is the output.

Flash Fill final result-How to Remove Dollar Sign in Excel


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