diff --git a/src/accessibility.typ b/src/accessibility.typ
index 25bb391..8c77cee 100644
--- a/src/accessibility.typ
+++ b/src/accessibility.typ
@@ -222,6 +222,27 @@
     V: "volt",
     W: "watt",
     Wb: "weber",
+    "$": "dollar",
+    "€": "euro",
+    "¥": "yen",
+    "£": "pound",
+    "Fr.": "franc",
+    "₹": "rupee",
+    "₩": "won",
+    "kr": "krona",
+    "R": "rand",
+    "zł": "rand",
+    "₺": "lira",
+    "฿": "baht",
+    "₪": "shekel",
+    "Ft": "forint",
+    "Kč": "koruna",
+    "₱": "peso",
+    "RM": "ringgit",
+    "Dhs": "dirham",
+    "⃁": "riyal",
+    "₿": "bitcoin",
+    "Ξ": "ethereum",
   ),
   de: (
     // identical/similar units are inherited from English
@@ -465,7 +486,7 @@
 #let pluralize = (
   en: (unit, count, is-in-denom) => {
     let singular = units.en.at(unit)
-    if unit in ("lx", "Hz", "S") {
+    if unit in ("lx", "Hz", "S", "¥", "₩", "kr", "zł", "฿", "Ft", "Kč", "RM", "Dhs", "₿", "Ξ") {
       return singular
     }
     if unit == sym.degree + "C" {
diff --git a/src/units.typ b/src/units.typ
index aad02fe..c53cfc2 100644
--- a/src/units.typ
+++ b/src/units.typ
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@
   value,
   unit,
   alt: auto,
+  prefixed: false,
   ..args,
 ) = context {
   let unit = unit
@@ -357,12 +358,7 @@
   }
   let breakable = utility.process-breakable(num-state.breakable)
 
-  let result = {
-    num(value, state: num-state, force-parentheses-around-uncertainty: true)
-    sym.wj
-    separator
-    if not breakable.unit { sym.wj }
-    show-unit(
+  let unit-content = show-unit(
       unit.numerator,
       unit.denominator,
       fraction: num-state.unit.fraction,
@@ -376,6 +372,22 @@
         float(info.int + "." + info.frac)
       },
     )
+  let result = {
+    if prefixed {
+      unit-content
+      sym.wj
+      separator
+      if not breakable.unit { sym.wj }
+    }
+
+    num(value, state: num-state, force-parentheses-around-uncertainty: true)
+
+    if not prefixed {
+      sym.wj
+      separator
+      if not breakable.unit { sym.wj }
+      unit-content
+    }
   }
 
   result
diff --git a/src/zi.typ b/src/zi.typ
index cb331c4..408c835 100644
--- a/src/zi.typ
+++ b/src/zi.typ
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #import "units.typ"
 
-#let declare(alt: auto, ..unit) = {
+#let declare(alt: auto, prefixed:false, ..unit) = {
   assert(unit.named().len() == 0, )
 
   (..value) => if value.pos().len() == 0 { 
-    units.unit(units.parse-unit(..unit.pos()), ..value, alt: alt)
+    units.unit(units.parse-unit(..unit.pos()), ..value, alt: alt, prefixed: prefixed)
   } else { 
-    units.qty(..value, units.parse-unit(..unit.pos()), alt: alt)
+    units.qty(..value, units.parse-unit(..unit.pos()), alt: alt, prefixed: prefixed)
   }
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #let ohm = declare(sym.Omega)
 #let pascal = declare("Pa")
 #let radian = declare("rad")
+#let degree = declare(sym.degree)
+#let percent = declare("%")
+#let promille = declare("‰")
 #let siemens = declare("S")
 #let sievert = declare("Sv")
 #let steradian = declare("sr")
@@ -81,14 +84,13 @@
 #let dalton = declare("Da")
 #let day = declare("d")
 #let decibel = declare("dB")
-#let degree = declare(sym.degree)
 #let electronvolt = declare("eV")
 #let hectare = declare("ha")
-#let hour = declare("h")
 #let liter = declare("L")
 #let arcminute = declare(sym.prime)
-#let minute = declare("min")
 #let arcsecond = declare(sym.prime.double)
+#let hour = declare("h")
+#let minute = declare("min")
 #let neper = declare("Np")
 #let tonne = declare("t")
 #let gram = declare("g")
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@
 #let µH = declare("µH")
 #let uH = µH
 #let nH = declare("nH")
-#let pH = declare("pH")
+#let pH = declare("pH", prefixed: true)
 #let mC = declare("mC")
 #let nC = declare("nC")
 #let µC = declare("µC")
@@ -199,5 +201,30 @@
 #let F-m = declare("F/m")
 #let kWh = declare("kW h")
 
+// the order and if it's included at all is based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Most_traded_currencies with duplicates removed
+#let dollar = declare("$", prefixed: true, alt:"")
+#let euro = declare("€")
+#let yen = declare("¥", prefixed: true)
+#let pound-sterling = declare("£", prefixed: true)
+#let francs = declare("Fr.")
+#let rupee = declare("₹", prefixed: true)
+#let won = declare("₩", prefixed: true)
+#let krona = declare("kr")
+#let rand = declare("R", prefixed: true)
+#let zloty = declare("zł")
+#let lira = declare("₺")
+#let baht = declare("฿", prefixed: true)
+#let shekel = declare("₪", prefixed: true)
+#let forint = declare("Ft")
+#let koruna = declare("Kč")
+#let philipine-peso = declare("₱", prefixed: true)
+#let ringgit = declare("RM", prefixed: true)
+// unicode symbol for dirham will be added in September 2026
+#let dirham = declare("Dhs", prefixed: true)
+#let riyal = declare("⃁")
+#let sol = declare([S/], prefixed: true, alt:"sol")
+
 
-#kWh()
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+// two commonly used crypto currencies
+#let BTC = declare("₿", prefixed: true)
+#let ETH = declare("Ξ", prefixed: true)
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diff --git a/tests/currency/.gitignore b/tests/currency/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e21a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/currency/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# generated by tytanic, do not edit
+
+/diff/
+/out/
diff --git a/tests/currency/ref/1.png b/tests/currency/ref/1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e162c7
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diff --git a/tests/currency/test.typ b/tests/currency/test.typ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3ef9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/currency/test.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#set page(width: auto, height: auto, margin: .5em)
+#import "/src/zero.typ": set-unit, zi
+
+
+#zi.dollar(12.34)\
+#zi.euro(12.34)\
+#zi.yen(12.34)\
+#zi.pound-sterling(12.34)\
+#zi.francs(12.34)\
+#zi.rupee(12.34)\
+#zi.won(12.34)\
+#zi.krona(12.34)\
+#zi.rand(12.34)\
+#zi.zloty(12.34)\
+#zi.lira(12.34)\
+#zi.baht(12.34)\
+#zi.shekel(12.34)\
+#zi.forint(12.34)\
+#zi.koruna(12.34)\
+#zi.philipine-peso(12.34)\
+#zi.ringgit(12.34)\
+#zi.dirham(12.34)\
+#zi.riyal(12.34)\
+#zi.sol(12.34)\
+#zi.BTC(12.34)\
+#zi.ETH(12.34)\
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