Bell
Bells are the primary currency used in theAnimal Crossing series, withNook Miles introduced as a secondary currency inNew Horizons. There are many ways for players to acquire Bells; the player may sell items, do favors for or trade with villagers, or even find money from shaking trees, digging holes, or in balloon presents. Bells may be carried by the player in their wallet and also in a bag in theirpocket. Bells can besaved to accrue interest and used to pay off the player'shome loan. Players may spend Bells to purchase items from vendors likeNook's store,Crazy Redd's,Able Sisters,Brewster, orspecial characters likeSaharah andHarriet. Players can plant Bells in the ground with ashovel to grow amoney tree.
Carrying limits[edit]
| Game | Total carrying limit |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing | 849,999 Bells |
| Wild World | 1,584,999 Bells |
| City Folk | |
| New Leaf | 1,683,999 Bells |
| New Horizons | 4,059,999 Bells |
In the originalAnimal Crossing, players can carry up to 849,999 Bells at any one time. InAnimal Crossing: Wild World andAnimal Crossing: City Folk, this is substantially expanded upon as players can have 99,999 Bells in their wallet and fifteen 99,000 Bell bags in theirpockets, bringing the grand total to a maximum of 1,584,999 Bells on hand at any one time. InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, players can carry sixteen 99,000 Bell bags in their pockets at one time, for a grand total of 1,683,999 Bells at once. This can be further expanded by putting Bells into letters for an additional 990,000 Bells, but these do not count as on hand as they will not be counted when the player talks to someone who wants to sell something. InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, players can carry a total of forty 99,000 Bell bags in their pockets, provided their pockets are fully upgraded, for a grand total of 4,059,999 Bells at once.
Bells are most often seen in tan sacks with a dark brown star in the middle, tied with red rope at the top but are actually coins if viewed as items in quantities of multiples of 100 (as opposed to 1,000 as is normal) inCity Folk. InAnimal Crossing, all money appears in a sack. InAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer,peppy villagers working the register atfacilities may mention finding acounterfeit Bell with an image ofTortimer's face where the star would normally be.
Use in crafting[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, Bells are used as a crafting material in the DIY recipes for the following items:
Recipes inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
| # | Item | Image | Type | Buy price | Available from | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | Money flooring |  | Interior | Not for sale |  Snooty villager |  1× 50,000Bells |
| 449 | Pile of cash |  | Furniture | Not for sale | Snooty villager | 3× 99,000Bells |
Gallery[edit]
Sprites[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing (100 icon)
Animal Crossing (1,000 icon)
Animal Crossing (10,000 icon)
Animal Crossing (30,000 icon)
Animal Crossing (Animal Island)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World (100 icon)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (1,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (30,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (99,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk (100 icon)
Animal Crossing: City Folk (1,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: City Folk (30,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: City Folk (60,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (100 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (1,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (30,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (99k icon)
Animal Crossing Plaza
(Miiverse stamp)
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (100 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (1,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (30,000 icon)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (99,000 icon)
Models[edit]
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Items[edit]
Sacks of money
(Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo)
Pile of Bells
(Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp)
Pirates' bounty
(Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp)
Busker's suitcase
(Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp)
Bell tee
(Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp)
Kiki & Lala poster
(Animal Crossing: New Horizons)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ベル Beru | Bell |
 | 벨 Bell | Bell |
 | 铃钱 Líng qián | Bell Money, also homophony with 零钱Líng qián (change) |
 | 鈴錢 Ling Chin | Bell Money, also homophony with 零錢ling4 cin (change) |
 | Динь Din | Ding (the sound a bell makes) |
 | Klingel | Jingle (sound of a bell) |
 | Sterni | Starlet |
 | Baya | Berry |
 | Clochette | Bell (small bell) |
 | Stellina | Starlet |
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