A shekel symbol or sign ( ₪ ) is a typographic symbol that is part of the Unicode standard “ Currency Symbols ” ( English Currency Symbols ) and is called the “ New Sheqel sign ”; The code is U + 20AA. Its main purpose is to present the new shekel , the national currency of Israel .
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| Title | new sheqel sign | |||||||||||
| Unicode | U + 20AA | |||||||||||
| HTML code | ₪ or ₪ | |||||||||||
| Utf-16 | 0x20AA | |||||||||||
| Url | % E2% 82% AA | |||||||||||
From 1980 to 1985, the stylized letter ש ( shin ) was used as a shekel symbol - 
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Characteristic characters that perform these functions: for the old shekel - ש • ; for the new shekel - ₪ • ש"ח • ש • NIS. In addition, ISO 4217 codes are used for their brief presentation: ILR and ILS (376), respectively.
Drawing and use
The symbol ₪ is a monogram of two Hebrew letters - ש ( shin ) and ח ( hat ), with which the full name of the Israeli national currency “new shekel” ( Hebrew .ל חדש ) begins. Another variant of the abbreviation formed from the same letters is ש"ח (pronounced “shah.”) Along with these symbols in Israel is actively used the abbreviation NIS (from the English New Israeli Sheqel ) [1] , which means "new Israeli shekel" .
The symbol of the shekel (introduced in 1980), the currency unit preceding the new shekel (introduced on September 22, 1985), is the stylized letter ש ( shin ) - .
In the Hebrew text, the shekel sign is placed to the left of the number (for example, ₪ 12,000), like the dollar sign ($). The sign is either not separated from the number by a space , or is separated by a narrow space .
- List of monetary units of the State of Israel with the name " shekel "
| Currency unit (in English and / or in the language of the country of the issuer) | State (territory) | Period treatment | Brief presentation options [2] | Examples of using | ||
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| New shekel ( English new sheqel ; Heb. שקל חדש ) | Israel | 1985 - p.t. | ILS (376) | ₪ • ש"ח • ש • NIS | ||
| Historical currencies | ||||||
| [Old] shekel ( English sheqel ; Heb. שקל ) | Israel | 1980-1985 | ILR | ש • | ||