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Currencies and money - Standardize monetary values, 3 € vs $ 5

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Usage

CommandRendering
\cEUR{}€
\cUSD{}$
\cJPY{}¥
\cGBP{}£
\dEUR{1.5}1.50 €
\dUSD{1.5}$ 1.50
\dJPY{1.5}2 ¥
\dGBP{1.5}£ 1.50

Setup

Dependency

The currency package provide a convenient, standardized way to print monetary units and values. It ensures consistency and global style changes.

Use package in the preamble

\usepackage{currency} % Normalized way to print and format monetary unit

Define currencies

Define currencies in the preamble

\DefineCurrency{EUR}{
    name={euro},
    plural={euros},
    symbol={\euro},
    iso={EUR}
}
\DefineCurrency{USD}{
    name={dollar},
    plural={dollars},
    symbol={\$},
    iso={USD},
    pre=true
}
\DefineCurrency{JPY}{
    name={yen}, 
    plural={yens}, 
    symbol={\yen}, 
    iso={JPY}, 
    cents=false
}
\DefineCurrency{GBP}{
    name={pound}, 
    plural={pounds}, 
    symbol={\pounds}, 
    iso={GBP}, 
    pre=true
}
 
\CurrencySetup{
    kind=symbol   % Representation of the monetary unit
}

Format monetary quantities

Format money using key-value pairs in the preamble

  • First option is the default value.
  • Supports all siunitx key-value pairs.
\CurrencySetup{
    kind = iso|plural|name|symbol,   % Representation of the monetary unit
    pre = false|true,   % Force currency before the value?
    cents = true|false|always   % Force allow cents to be printed?
}

Inherit decimal marker from siunitx’s configuration

\sisetup{
    locale = DE   % Use culture's decimal marker
}

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LaTeX Symbols - Lookup mathematical symbols, operations, relations, and arrows

Tags:
Values - Standardize math, numbers, symbols, quantities, money

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