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title: "What the use of $ symbol in Jquery ?"  
description: "What the use of $ symbol in Jquery ?"  
author: "Chris Anderson"  
published: 2011-09-20  
updated: 2020-09-20  
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category: "jquery"  
tags: ["jquery"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What the use of $ symbol in Jquery ?

$ Symbol is just replacement of jquery means at the place of $ you may use jquery hence $ symbol is used for indication that this line used for jquery.

## Answers

### Answer by Chris Anderson

$ Symbol is just replacement of jquery means at the place of $ you may use jquery hence $ symbol is used for indication that this line used for jquery.


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