Space or No Space before the Currency Sign

Question

Salut, I noticed that you have 5,67€ but 66,50 £ and 56,25 $. So no space before € but with space before £ and $? Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Hi Johnny,
It seems that the accepted rule is to put a space before the currency sign which is always after the amount ( except in accountancy).
Hope this helps!

Answer

I would think that whether or not to put a space before the currency designator does not depend on the particular currency. French like to put spaces before and after punctuation marks such as "," or ":".

Si tu m'aimais , tu serais venu me voir ! (Notice the extra spaces before the comma and the exclamation point.)

Here is a nice article detailing French punctuation rules: https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/french-punctuation/

-- Chris (not a native speaker).