Editing Pound sign (section)

==Usage==
When used for sterling, the pound sign is placed before the numerals (e.g., £12,000) and separated from the following digits by no space or only a [[thin space]]. In the UK, the sign is used without any prefix. In [[Egypt]] and [[Lebanon]], a disambiguating letter is added ([[Egyptian pound|E£]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/egp.asp |title=Egyptian Pound (EGP) Definition |website=Investopedia |first=Adam |last=Hayes |date=22 April 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807225735/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/egp.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> or £E<ref>{{cite news | work=Daily News Egypt |url=https://dailynewsegypt.com/2008/06/10/alexandria-city-center-to-undergo-le-370-million-expansion/ | title=Alexandria City Center to undergo LE 370 million expansion |date=10 June 2008 }}</ref> and [[Lebanese pound|£L]]<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook_(1990)/Lebanon |title=CIA World Factbook 1990 - page 178 |chapter=Lebanon |via=en.wikisource.org |date=1 April 1990 |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |access-date=2022-06-21 |archive-date=2022-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621215739/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook_(1990)/Lebanon |url-status=live }}</ref> respectively). In international banking and [[foreign exchange]] operations, the symbol is rarely used: the [[ISO 4217]] currency code (e.g., GBP, EGP, etc.) is preferred.{{efn|Prior to ISO 4217, abbreviations such as "stg" or "STG" were traditionally used to disambiguate sterling from other currencies that used the symbol.}}