The symbols on a typical keyboard actually vary with the origin of it, or its intended place of use. This is because certain symbols, especially the one for currency (such as $), is different.
In general, the only key that varies is that currency one, which shares a key with the number 4. The other number and symbol pairs are below:
- 1 and !
- 2 and @
- 3 and #
- 5 and %
- 6 and ^
- 7 and &
- 8 and *
- 9 and (
- 0 and )
The currency key could share the same key with any of these symbols: $ (dollar), € (Euro), £ (pound), and ¥ (yen, yuan). A full list of currency symbols can be found here: http://www.xe.com/symbols.php
