Dollar Escape
2-min readUpdated May 11, 2026
See also wikilinks and quick-styling-inline-css#Inline emphasis still works.
Plain math:
$E = mc^2$
Escaped dollars:
$5 should render as $5.
this is a $100 phone this is a @@VYASA_DOLLAR@@100 phone this is a $100-$200 phone this is a @@VYASA_DOLLAR@@100-@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@200 phone
\\$ should render as \@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@.
\@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@ should render as \@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@.
Inline code should stay literal: \$ and \\$.
Fenced code should stay literal:
$E = mc^2$
\$5
\\$
\\\$
More literal dollar cases:
$5 at start of sentence should stay literal. Price in parens ($25) should stay literal. Comma/period: $1,299.99 and $20. Range with spaces: $100 - $200 should stay literal. Range without spaces: $100-$200 should stay literal. Path-ish text: cost/$100/file should keep literal $.
Mixed with math:
Math still works: $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$. Currency and math same line: pay $20 and solve $x+1=2$. Escaped currency near math: @@VYASA_DOLLAR@@20 and $x=2$.
Escaped edge cases:
@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@ at end of line should stay literal. Double escaped then dollar: \@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@ should stay literal as \@@VYASA_DOLLAR@@. Brackets and escaped: price is @@VYASA_DOLLAR@@30 should show $30.
Inline/fenced code edge cases:
Inline code: $100, \$100, price=$100, x="$100".
price = "$100"
escaped = "\\$100"
expr = "$x^2$" # should remain literal in code
Multiline KaTeX blocks:
$$ f(x) = x^2 + 1 \quad\text{and}\quad g(x) = \frac{1}{x+1} $$
Currency around block math:
Price before block is $50 (literal), math block below should render:
$$ \int_0^1 x^2\,dx = \frac{1}{3} $$
Escaped currency after block should stay literal: @@VYASA_DOLLAR@@75.