Why cant Dollar symbol be used as an alternative fo jQuery in Wordpress?

Question

Why can\'t we use \"$\" instead if jQuery in wordpress? Usually \"$\" is the alternative of jQuery right? But in Wordpress it shows \"$\" is not a function.

Answer 1

jQuery(...) should be used instead of $(...)

Edit ---- sorry, i misread your question. It depends on the jquery implementation of your wordpress version. I have seen wordpress sites that allowed the usage of $ before, but i don't really know what it depends on.