Symbol |
Location |
Localized? |
Meaning |
0 |
Number |
Yes |
Digit. |
@ |
Number |
No |
Significant
digit. |
# |
Number |
Yes |
Digit, leading zeroes are not shown. |
. |
Number |
Yes |
Decimal separator or monetary decimal separator. |
- |
Number |
Yes |
Minus sign. |
, |
Number |
Yes |
Grouping separator. |
E |
Number |
Yes |
Separates mantissa and exponent in scientific notation.
Does not need to be quoted in prefix or suffix. |
+ |
Exponent |
Yes |
Prefix
positive exponents with localized plus sign.
Does not need to be quoted in prefix or suffix. |
; |
Subpattern boundary |
Yes |
Separates positive and negative subpatterns. |
% |
Prefix or suffix |
Yes |
Multiply by 100 and show as percentage. |
‰ (\u2030 ) |
Prefix or suffix |
Yes |
Multiply by 1000 and show as per mille. |
¤ (\u00A4 ) |
Prefix or suffix |
No |
Currency sign, replaced by currency symbol. If doubled, replaced by
international currency symbol. If present in a pattern, the monetary decimal
separator is used instead of the decimal separator. |
' |
Prefix or suffix |
No |
Used to quote special characters in a prefix or suffix, for example,
"'#'#" formats 123 to "#123" . To create a single quote
itself, use two in a row: "# o''clock" . |
* |
Prefix or suffix boundary |
Yes |
Pad escape,
precedes pad character. |