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Whether the sign goes before or after the amount.
Also known as: Symbol placement, Currency typography
Where a currency sign sits is a national convention: before the amount in English-speaking countries, after it in most of continental Europe, and with or without a space depending on the country. Placement is not decoration — a style guide's rule about it is a rule about the reader's language, not about the currency.
Places a currency sign before or after the numeric amount according to national typographic convention.
Contexts: History
Differs even between countries sharing a currency, so the euro is written before the amount in Ireland and after it in France.
Contexts: History
A currency sign printed immediately before or after a group of numerals, with or without an intervening space.