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August 18, 2021

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* Themes

# New currency formatting theme setting guidelines

Shopify has introduced new guidelines around currency formatting for themes. If you're developing a theme, you can introduce a currency setting that lets merchants choose whether the currency code is included in price displays.

Showing the currency code with a price helps customers understand what currency they're browsing in, especially when the currency uses a common symbol like the dollar ($), so that there's no confusion at checkout.

To learn more about how this setting is implemented, and other considerations, refer to the [price display UX guidelines](https://shopify.dev/themes/pricing-payments/price-display-ux-guidelines).