This part of the Manual of Style helps editors to achieve consistency in the use and formatting of numbers, dates, times, measurements, currencies, and coordinates in Wikipedia articles.
This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Use common sense in applying it; it will have occasional exceptions. Please ensure that any edits to this page reflect consensus.
Consistency in style and formatting promotes clarity and cohesion; this is especially important within an article. The goal is to make the whole encyclopedia easier and more intuitive to use. Try to write so the text cannot be misunderstood, and take account of what is likely to be familiar to readers. The less that readers have to look up definitions, the easier the text will be to understand. Where this manual provides options, consistency should be maintained within an article unless there is a good reason to do otherwise. The Arbitration Committee has ruled that editors should not change an article from one guideline-defined style to another without a substantial reason unrelated to mere choice of style, and that revert-warring over optional styles is unacceptable. If discussion cannot determine which style to use in an article, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.
Quotations, titles of books and articles, and similar "imported" text should be faithfully reproduced, even if they employ formats or units inconsistent with these guidelines or with other formats in the same article. If necessary, clarify via [bracketed interpolation], article text, or footnotes.
It is acceptable to change other date formats in the same article to provide consistency, so long as those changes would otherwise be acceptable.
Non-breaking spaces
Guidance on the use of non-breaking spaces (also called "hard spaces"; markup:{{nbsp}} or ) is given in some of the sections below, though not all situations in which nbsp may be appropriate are described. {{nowrap}} may also be useful in some situations. For further information see Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Non-breaking spaces and Wikipedia:Line-break handling.
Except on pages updated regularly (e.g. current events), terms such as now, soon, currently, and recently should usually be avoided in favor of phrases such as during the 1990s and in August 1969. For future and current events, use phrases such as as of ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ ೨೦೨೪ or since the beginning of 2010 to signal the time-dependence of the information. Or (for example) {{as of|೨೦೨೪}} will produce the text As of ೨೦೨೪[update] and adds the article to a category flagging it for periodic review. However, do not replace (for example) since the start of 2005 with {{as of|2005}} because some information (the start of 2005) would be lost; advanced features of {{as of}} such as {{as of|2005|alt=since the start of 2005}} can be used in such circumstances. Relative-time expressions are acceptable for very long periods, such as geological epochs: Humans diverged from apes long ago, but only recently developed state legislatures.
Context determines whether the 12- or 24-hour clock is used; in both, colons separate hours, minutes and seconds (e.g. 1:38:09pm or 13:38:09).
12-hour clock times end with dotted or undotted lower-case a.m. or p.m., or am or pm, preceded by a space (e.g. 2:30p.m. or 2:30pm, not 2:30p.m. or 2:30pm). Hours denoted by a single digit should not have a leading zero (e.g. 2:30p.m., not 02:30p.m.). A hard space (see above) is advisable (2:30 pm or {{nowrap|2:30 p.m.}}). Use noon and midnight rather than 12 pm and 12 am; whether midnight refers to the start or the end of a date will need to be specified unless it is clear from the context.
24-hour clock times have no a.m., p.m., noon or midnight suffix. Hours under 10 should have a leading zero (e.g. 08:15). 00:00 refers to midnight at the start of a date, 12:00 to noon, and 24:00 to midnight at the end of a date, but "24" should not be used for the first hour of the next day (e.g. use 00:10 for ten minutes after midnight, not 24:10).
The numerical elements of times-of-day are figures (12:45p.m.) rather than words (twelve forty-five p.m.) though conventional terms such as noon and midnight are acceptable (taking care, with the latter, to avoid possible date ambiguity in constructions such as midnight on July 17).
Give dates and times appropriate to the time zone where an event took place. For example, the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor should be December7, 1941 (Hawaii time/date). Give priority to the place at which the event had its most significant effects; for example, if a hacker based in Japan attacked a Pentagon computer in the US, use the time zone for the Pentagon, where the attack had its effect. In some cases the best solution may be to add the date and time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). For example:
• 8p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January15, 2001 (01:00UTC, January16)
Alternatively, include just the UTC offset:
• 21:00British Summer Time (UTC+1) on 27July 2012
Rarely, the time zone in which a historical event took place has since changed; for example, China to 1949 was divided into five time zones, whereas all of modern China is UTC+8. Similarly, the term "UTC" is not appropriate for dates before this system was adopted in 1961; Universal Time (UT) is the appropriate term for the mean time at the prime meridian (Greenwich) when it is unnecessary to specify the precise definition of the time scale. Be sure to show the UTC or offset appropriate to the clock time in use at the time of the event, not the modern time zone, if they differ.
The routine linking of dates is deprecated. Dates should be linked only when they are germane to the subject, as discussed at Wikipedia:Linking § Chronological items.
For issues related to dates in sortable tables, see Date sorting problems or consider using {{sort|2008-11-01|1 Nov 2008}} or {{dts|Nov 1, 2008}}.
Phrases such as Fourth of July (or JulyFourth, but not July4th), Cinco de Mayo, Seventh of March Speech and Sete de Setembro are proper names, to which rules for dates do not apply (Every Fourth of July celebration includes fireworks).
Dates in article body text should all use the same format: She fell ill on 25June 2005 and died on 28June, but not She fell ill on 25June 2005 and died on June28.
Publication dates in an article's citations should all use the same format, which may be
any format from the "Acceptable date formats" table, or
formats required by the citation style being used.
However, all-numeric date formats other than yyyy-mm-dd must still be avoided.
For example, a single article might contain either:
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008), or
Smith, J. (Sep 2002)
but not both:
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008), and
Smith, J. (September 2002)
Access and archive dates in an article's citations should all use the same format, which may be:
yyyy-mm-dd, or
the format used for publication dates in the article, or
the format required for the citation style adopted in the article.
For example, a single article might contain either:
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008)... Retrieved 5Feb 2009., or
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008)... Retrieved 2009-02-05.
but not more than one of:
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008)... Retrieved 5February 2009.,
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008)... Retrieved Feb5, 2009., and
Jones, J. (20Sep 2008)... Retrieved February5, 2009.
Articles on topics with strong ties to a particular English-speaking country should generally use the more common date format for that nation. For the United States, this is month before day; for most others, it is day before month. Articles related to Canada may use either format consistently.
Sometimes the customary format differs from the usual national one: for example, articles on the modern US military use day before month, in accordance with military usage.
If an article has evolved using predominantly one format, the whole article should conform to it, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic or consensus on article talk.
The date format chosen by the first major contributor in the early stages of an article should continue to be used, unless there is reason to change it based on strong national ties to the topic or consensus on article talk.
Where an article has shown no clear sign of which format is used, the first person to insert a date is equivalent to "the first major contributor".
The default calendar era is the Western Dionysian era system, a year numbering system also known as the Western Christian era (represented by BC and AD), or the Common Era (represented by BCE and CE).
BC and AD are the traditional ways of referring to this era. BCE and CE are common in some scholarly texts and religious writings. Either convention may be appropriate.
Do not change the established era style in an article unless there are reasons specific to its content. Seek consensus on the talk page before making the change. Open the discussion under a subhead that uses the word "era". Briefly state why the style is inappropriate for the article in question. A personal or categorical preference for one era style over the other is not justification for making a change.
BCE and CE or BC and AD are written in upper case, unspaced, without periods (full stops), and separated from the year number by a space (5BC, not 5BC). It is advisable to use a non-breaking space.
AD may appear before or after a year (AD106, 106AD); the other abbreviations appear after (106CE, 3700BCE, 3700BC).
Do not use CE or AD unless required to avoid ambiguity (e.g. "The Norman Conquest took place in 1066" not 1066CE nor AD1066). On the other hand, "Plotinus was a philosopher living at the end of the 3rd century AD" will avoid unnecessary confusion. Also, in "He did not become king until 55CE" the era marker makes it clear that "55" does not refer to his age. Alternatively, "He did not become king until the year 55."
Use either the BC–AD or the BCE–CE notation consistently within the same article. Exception: do not change direct quotations.
Uncalibrated (bce) radiocarbon dates: Some source materials will indicate whether a date is calibrated or not simply by a change in capitalisation; this is often a source of confusion for the unwary reader. Do not give uncalibrated radiocarbon dates (represented by the lower-case bce unit, occasionally bc or b.c. in some sources), except in directly quoted material, and even then include a footnote, a square-bracketed editor's note [like this], or other indication to the reader what the calibrated date is, or at least that the date is uncalibrated. Calibrated and uncalibrated dates can diverge surprisingly widely, and the average reader does not recognise the distinction between bce and BCE or BC.
BP: In scientific and academic contexts, BP (before present) is often used. This is calibrated from January 1, 1950, not from the date of publication, though the latter introduces an insignificant error when the date is distant or an approximation (18,000BP). BP years are given as 18,000BP or spelled out as 18,000years before present (not 18,000YBP, 18,000 before present, 18,000 years before the present, or similar). Do not convert other notations to or from BP unless you are certain of what you are doing. A safer and simpler alternative may be to use "ya (years ago)".
Other era systems may be appropriate in an article. In such cases, dates should be followed by a conversion to Dionysian (or vice versa) and the first instance should be linked: "Qasr-al-Khalifa was built in 221AH (836CE)" or "in 836AD (221AH)".
Astronomical year numbering follows the Common Era and does not require conversion, but the first instance of a non-positive year should still be linked: "The March equinox passed into Pisces in year −67."
A date can be given in any appropriate calendar, as long it is (at the minimum) given in the Julian calendar or the Gregorian calendar or both, as described below. For example, an article on the early history of Islam may give dates in both Islamic and Julian calendars. Where a calendar other than the Julian or Gregorian is used, the article must make this clear.
Current events are dated using the Gregorian calendar.
Dates of events in countries using the Gregorian calendar at that time are given in the Gregorian calendar. This includes some of the Continent of Europe from 1582, the British Empire from 14September 1752, and Russia from 14February 1918 (see Gregorian calendar).
Dates before 15October 1582 (when the Gregorian calendar was adopted) are normally given in the Julian calendar. The Julian day and month should not be converted to the Gregorian calendar, but the start of the Julian year should be assumed to be 1January (see below for more details).
Dates for Roman history before 45BC are given in the Roman calendar, which was neither Julian nor Gregorian. When (rarely) the Julian equivalent is certain, it may be included.
For dates in early Egyptian and Mesopotamian history, Julian or Gregorian equivalents are often uncertain. Follow the consensus of reliable sources, or indicate their divergence.
The dating method used should follow that used by reliable secondary sources (or if reliable sources disagree, that used most commonly, with an explanatory footnote). At some places and times, the new year began on a date other than 1January. For example, in England and its colonies until 1752, the year began on Annunciation Day, 25March; see the New Year article for other styles. In writing about historical events, however, years should be assumed to have begun on 1January (see the example of the execution of Charles I in "Differences in the start of the year"); if there is reason to use another start-of-year date, this should be noted. If there is a need to mention Old or New Style dates in an article (as in the Glorious Revolution), a footnote should be provided on the first usage, stating whether the New Style refers to a start of year adjustment or to the Gregorian calendar (it can mean either).
A pure year–year range is written (as is any range) using an en dash (– or {{ndash}}), not a hyphen or slash; this dash is usually unspaced (that is, with no space on either side); and the range's "end" year is usually abbreviated to two digits:
spanning from BC/BCE to AD/CE: 42BC – 15AD (note spaced en dash)
Markup:42{{nbsp}}BC{{snd}}15{{nbsp}}ADor42 BC – 15 AD
Notes:
Periods straddling two different years, including sports seasons, are generally written with the range notation (2005–06). The slash notation (2005/06) may be used to signify a fiscal year or other special period, if that convention is used in reliable sources.
A range of sports seasons in an infobox may also be written as 2005–2010.
Other "pure" ranges use an unspaced en dash as well:
day–day: 5–7January 1979;January5–7, 1979;elections were held March 5–8
month–month: the 1940 peak period was May–July;the peak period was May–July 1940; (but the peak period was May 1940 – July 1940 uses a spaced en dash—see below)
If either or both of the items being linked are in a "mixed" format (containing two or more of month, day, year) a spaced en dash ({{snd}}) is used:
between specific dates in different months: They travelled June3 – August18, 1952;They travelled 3June – 18August 1952
between dates in different years:
Charles Robert Darwin (12February 1809 – 19April 1882) was an English naturalist...
Markup:12{{nbsp}}February 1809{{snd}}19{{nbsp}}April 1882or12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882
Abraham Lincoln (February12, 1809 – April15, 1865) was the 16th President of...
between months in different years: The exception was in force August 1892 – January 1903;The Ghent Incursion (March 1822 – January1, 1823) was ended by the New Year's Treaty
Markup:March 1822{{snd}}January{{nbsp}}1, 1823orMarch 1822 – January 1, 1823
For a person still living: Serena Williams (born September26, 1981) is a..., not (September26, 1981–) or (born on September26, 1981)
An overnight period may be expressed using a slash between two contiguous dates: the night raids of 30/31May 1942 or raids of 31May/ 1June 1942.
Or use an en dash: raids of 30–31May 1942;raids of 31May – 1June 1942.
Use a dash, or a word such as from or between, but not both: from 1881 to 1886 (not from 1881–86);between June1 and July3 (not between June1 – July3)
Use date mathematics templates for age calculations in infoboxes and so on; see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies.
Uncertain, incomplete, or approximate dates
To indicate around,approximately, or about, the use of the spaced, unitalicised form c.1291 (or the {{circa}} template) is preferred over circa, ca, ca., approximately, or approx.:
• At the birth of Roger Bacon (c. 1214)...
• John Sayer (c. 1750 – 2October 1818)...
• the Igehalkid dynasty of Elam, c. 1400BC...
Where both endpoints of a range are approximate, c. should appear before each date:
• Rameses III (reigned c. 1180 – c. 1150BCE)... (not Rameses III (reigned c. 1180 – 1150BCE)...)
Where birth/death dates have been extrapolated from known dates of activity:
• Offa of Mercia (before 734 – 26July 796)...
• Robert Menli Lyon (1789 – after 1863)...
• Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – after December 26, 1913)...
When a person is known to have been active ("flourishing") during certain years, fl., [[floruit|fl.]], or {{Fl.}} may be used:
• Osmund (fl. 760–772)...
• Aethelwalh (fl. c. 660 – 685)...
The linked forms should not be used on disambiguation pages, and "active" followed by the range is a better alternative for artists, soldiers and other persons with an occupation.
When a date is known to be either of two years (e.g. from a regnal or AH year conversion, or a known age at death):
• Anne Smith (born 1912 or 1913; died 2013)...
Other forms of uncertainty should be expressed in words, either in article text or in a footnote: April14, 1224 (unattested date). Do not use a question mark (1291?) for such purposes, as this fails to communicate the nature of the uncertainty.
Other periods
Days of the week
Days of the week are capitalized (Sunday, Wednesday).
Months are normally expressed as capitalized whole words (e.g. March).
Write March2001, not March of 2001 or March, 2001.
Three-letter abbreviations such as Mar should be used only where space is limited, such as in tables and infoboxes. An abbreviated month should not be followed by a period (full stop) except at the end of a sentence.
Do not express months as numbers (monthly sales peaked in 3/2001).
An exception is the YYYY-MM-DD format e.g. 2001-03-05 for March 5, 2001 (but note that this format has restricted use—see § Date formats).
Do not use YYYY-MM format, because it can be mistaken for a range of years (2001-03, if used to denote March 2001, may be misread as referring to the years 2001–2003).
Seasons are uncapitalized (a hot summer) except when personified: Soon Spring will show her colors; Old Man Winter.
Using seasons to refer to a particular time of year, for example, winter 1995 is ambiguous. This is because northern and southern hemisphere seasons are six months out of phase, and many areas near the equator instead have wet and dry seasons.
Consider instead early 1995;the first quarter of 1995;January to March 1995;spent the southern summer in Antarctica;.
Using seasons is appropriate in instances like these: the autumn harvest;migration typically begins in mid-spring.
To refer to a decade as a chronological period per se (not with reference to a social era or cultural phenomenon) always use four digits (the1980s, but not the1980's or the1980‑ies, and definitely not the1980s').
Prefixes should be hyphenated (themid‑1980s;pre‑1960s social attitudes).
For a social era or cultural phenomenon associated with a particular decade:
Two digits (with a preceding apostrophe) may be used as an alternative to four digits, but only if this is a well-established phrase seen in reliable sources (theRoaring'20s,theGay'90s,condemning the '60s counterculture, but grew up in 1960s Boston, moving to Dallas in1971, and do not write the90's;the90s; or the90s').
A third alternative (where seen in reliable sources) is to spell the decade out, capitalized: changing attitudes of the Sixties
Treat the 1st century AD as years 1–100, the 17th century as 1601–1700, and the second millennium as 1001–2000; similarly, the 1st century BC/BCE was 100–1 BC/BCE, the 17th century was 1700–1601 BC/BCE, and the second millennium 2000–1001 BC/BCE.
The 18th century (1701–1800) and the 1700s (1700–1799) are not the same period.
When using forms such as the 1700s ensure there is no ambiguity as to whether e.g. 1700–1709, or 1700–1799, is meant.
Note that the sequence of years runs ...2BC, 1BC, 1AD, 2AD...—there is no "year 0".
Centuries and millennia are identified using either figures (the 18thcentury, not XVIII century) or words (the second millennium). When used adjectivally they contain a hyphen (nineteenth-century painting or 19th-century painting). Do not capitalize (the best Nineteenth-century paintings;during the Nineteenth Century).
See WP:ENDASH for use of hyphens and dashes in obscure situations.
Abbreviations for long periods of time
When the term is frequent, combine the abbreviations "yr" for "years" and "ya" for "years ago" with prefixes "k" for "thousand" (kya, kyr), "m" for "million" (mya, myr), and "b" for "billion" (bya, byr).
In academic contexts, annum-based units are often used: "ka" (kiloannum), "Ma" (megaannum) and "Ga" (gigaannum). Some authorities, such as the British Museum, simply spell out "years ago".
For any of these abbreviations, show the meaning parenthetically on first occurrence and again where use is extensive,[clarification needed] or might be a standalone topic of interest. For source quotations use square brackets, as in "a measured Libby radiocarbon date of 35.1mya [million years ago] required calibration ..."
See also information on specific situations, elsewhere in this guideline. Generally, in article text:
Integers from zero to nine are spelled out in words
Integers greater than nine expressible in one or two words may be expressed either in numerals or in words (16 or sixteen, 84 or eighty-four, 200 or two hundred). In spelling out numbers, "components" from 21 to 99 are hyphenated; larger ones are not (fifty-six, five hundred).
Other numbers are given in numerals (3.75, 544) or in forms such as 21million. Markup:21{{nbsp}}million
billion and trillion are understood to represent their short-scale values of 109(1,000,000,000) and 1012(1,000,000,000,000), respectively.
M (unspaced) and bn (unspaced) may be used for million and billion after spelling out the first occurrence (e.g. She received £70 million and her son £10M).
SI prefixes and symbols, such as giga-(G) and tera- (T), should be restricted to use in scientific and engineering expressions.
Sometimes, the variety of English used in an article may call for the use of a numbering system other than the Western thousands-based system. For example, the South Asian numbering system is conventionally used in South Asian English. In those situations, link the first spelled-out instance of each quantity (e.g. [[crore]], which yields crore). (If no instances are spelled out, provide a note after the first instance directing the reader to the article about the numbering system.) Also, provide a conversion to Western numbers for the first instance of each quantity, and provide conversions for subsequent instances if they do not overwhelm the content of the article. For example, write three crore (thirty million). Group digits in Western thousands-based style (e.g., 30,000,000; not 3,00,00,000): see § Delimiting (grouping of digits) below. (Note that the variety of English does not uniquely determine the method of numbering in an article. Other considerations, such as conventions used in mathematics, science and engineering, may also apply, and the choice and order of formats and conversions is a matter of editorial discretion and consensus.)
In tables and infoboxes, quantities are expressed in figures (Years in office:5); but numbers within a table's explanatory text and comments follow the general rule.
Numbers in mathematical formulae are never spelled out (3<π<22/7, not three < π < 22 sevenths).
Comparable quantities should be all spelled out or all in figures:
• five cats and thirty-two dogs, not five cats and 32 dogs.
• 86men and 103women, not eighty-six men and 103 women
• There were 3 deaths and 206 injuries (even though 3 would normally be given as three) or Three died and two hundred six were injured (even though two hundred six would normally be given as 206), not There were three deaths and 206 injuries
But adjacent quantities not comparable should usually be in different formats:twelve 90-minute volumes or 12 ninety-minute volumes, not 12 90-minute volumes or twelve ninety-minute volumes.
Avoid awkward juxtapositions: On April 28, 2006, thirty-one more died., not On April 28, 2006, 31 more died.
Ages are typically stated in figures (8-year-old child) except for large, approximate values (69-million-year-old fossil).
Sometimes figures and words carry different meanings; for example Every locker except one was searched implies there is a single exception (we don't know which), while Every locker except 1 was searched means that Locker 1 (only) was not searched.
Proper names, technical terms, and the like are never altered:
• Not There were many attacks. 23 men were killed, but There were many attacks; 23men were killed or There were many attacks. Twenty-three men were killed.
• Not 1945 and 1950 saw crucial elections (nor Nineteen forty-five and 1950 saw crucial elections – because comparable numbers should be both written in words or both in figures) but The elections of 1945 and 1950 were crucial.
Exception: Where a proper name, technical term, etc., itself beginning with a numeral, opens the sentence (1-Naphthylamine is typically synthesized via the Feldenshlager–Glockenspiel process) although this can usually be avoided by rewording (Feldenshlager–Glockenspiel is the process typically used in the synthesis of 1-Naphthylamine).
Spelled-out fractions are hyphenated: seven-eighths.
Where numerator and denominator can each be expressed in one word, a fraction is usually spelled out (e.g. a two-thirds majority); use figures if they occur with an abbreviated unit (e.g. 1⁄4yd—markup:{{frac|1|4}} yd, not a quarter of a yd or a quarter yd).
Mixed numbers are usually given in figures, unspaced (not Fellini's film 81⁄2 or 8-1⁄2 but Fellini's film 81⁄2—markup:8{{frac|1|2}}). In any case the integer and fractional parts should be consistent (not nine and1⁄2).
Metric (SI) measurements generally use decimals, not fractions (5.25mm, not 51⁄4mm).
Non-metric (imperial and US customary) measurements may use fractions or decimals (51⁄4inches;5.25inches); the practice of reliable sources should be followed, and within-article consistency is desirable.
In science and mathematics articles mixed numbers are rarely used (not 11⁄3 times the original voltage, but 4/3 the original) and use of {{frac}} is discouraged in favor of one of these styles:
• Markup:
• 1/2Markup:{{sfrac|2}}
• 1/2Markup:1/2
Do not use special characters such as ½ (Markup (deprecated):½ or ½).
Ordinal suffixes such as th should not be used with fractions expressed in figures (not each US state has 1/50th of the Senate's votes, but one-fiftieth of the Senate's votes).
Nouns following simple fractions are singular (He took 1⁄4 dose,net change in score was −1⁄2 point,3⁄2 dose).
Nouns following mixed numbers are plural (victim knew even 11⁄2 doses could be fatal,they sailed for 41⁄2 nautical miles).
A period/full stop (never a comma) is used as the decimal point (6.57, not 6,57).
The number of decimal places should be consistent within a list or context (The response rates were 41.0 and 47.4 percent, respectively, not 41 and 47.4 percent), unless different precisions are actually intended.
Numbers between −1 and +1 require a leading zero (0.02, not .02); exceptions are sporting performance averages (.430 batting average) and commonly used terms such as .22caliber.
Nouns following a number expressed as a decimal are plural (averaging 0.7 years).
Indicate repeating digits with an overbar e.g. 14.31{{overline|28}} gives 14.3128. (Consider explaining this notation on first use.) Do not write e.g. 14.31(28) because it resembles notations for § Uncertainty.
Grouping of digits
Left of the decimal point: Five or more digits should be grouped (and exactly four digits may optionally be grouped) into triples separated by commas (never period/full stop): 12,200;255,200;8,274,527;1,250 (optionally 1250).
Exception: never group four-digit page numbers or four-digit calendar years' (not sailed in 1,492, though 10,400BC).
In scientific/engineering articles, long strings left of the point may be grouped into triples: 8274527
Right of the decimal point: Five or more digits may be grouped into triples separated by spaces: 99.123456.
In mathematics-oriented articles, digits right of the point may be grouped into fives: 3.14159265358979323846....
Delimiting style should be consistent throughout a given article. Markup: Templates {{val}}, {{val/delimitnum}} and {{gaps}} may be useful in grouping digits. Use of hard-coded spaces, such as the regular space character, the non-breaking space (), and the thin space ( or {{thinsp}}), is problematic for screen readers because they read out each group of digits as separate numbers (e.g. 30 000 is read as "thirty zero zero zero").
In the body of non-scientific/non-technical articles, percent (American English) or per cent (British English) are commonly used: 10 percent; ten percent; 4.5 per cent. Ranges are written ten to twelve per cent or ten to twelve percent, not ten–twelve per cent or ten to twelve %.
In the body of scientific/technical articles, and in tables and infoboxes of any article, the symbol % (unspaced) is more common: 71%, not 71 % or three %. Ranges: 10–12%, not 10%–12% or 10 to 12%.
When expressing the difference between two percentages, do not confuse a percentage change with a change in percentage points.
Scientific and engineering notation
Scientific notation always has a single nonzero digit to the left of the point: not 60.22×1022, but 6.022×1023.
Engineering notation is similar, but adjusted so that the exponent is a multiple of three: 602.2×1021.
Avoid mixing scientific and engineering notations (A 2.23×102 m2 region covered by 234.0×106 grains of sand).
In a table column (or other presentation) in which all values can be expressed with a single power of 10, consider giving e.g. × 107 once in the column header, and omitting it in the individual entries. (Markup:× 10{{sup|7}})
In both notations, the number of digits indicates the precision. For example, 5×103 means rounded to the nearest thousand; 5.0×103 to the nearest hundred; 5.00×103 to the nearest ten; and 5.000×103 to the nearest unit.
Markup: {{Val}} and {{e}} may be used to format exponential notation.
Where explicit uncertainty information (such as a "margin of error") is available and appropriate for inclusion, it may be written in various ways:
• (1.534 ± 0.035) ×೧೦23 m
• 12.34m2±5% (not used with scientific notation)
• 15.34 +0.43 −0.23 ×೧೦23 m
• 1.604(48) ×೧೦-4 J (equivalent to (1.604±0.048)×10−4 J)
• Polls estimated Jones's share of the vote would be 55%, give or take about 3%
Markup: {{+-}}, {{su}}, and {{val}} may be used to format uncertainties.
Where explicit uncertainty is unavailable (or is unimportant for the article's purposes) round to an appropriate number of significant digits; the precision presented should usually be conservative. Precise values (often given in sources for formal or matter-of-record reasons) should be used only where stable and appropriate to the context, or significant in themselves for some special reason.
• The speed of light is defined to be 299,792,458m/s
butParticle velocities eventually reached almost two-thirds the 300million m/s speed of light
• The city's 1920 population was 667,000. (not population was 666,666—an official figure unlikely to be accurate at full precision)
butThe town was ineligible because its official census figure (9,996) fell short of the statutory minimum of ten thousand. (Unusual case in which the full-precision official population figure is helpful to readers.)
• The accident killed 337 passengers and crew, and three airport workers. (Likely that accurate and precise figures were determined.)
• At least 800 persons died in the ensuing mudslides. (Unlikely that any precise number can be accurate, even if an official figure is issued.)
or Officials listed 835 deaths, but the Red Cross said dozens more may have gone unreported. (In reporting conflicting information, give detail sufficient to make the contrast intelligible.)
• The jury's award was $8.5million (where the actual figure was $8,462,247.63) – reduced on appeal to $3,000,001 (one dollar in actual damages, the remainder in punitive damages).
It may sometimes be appropriate to note the lack of uncertainty information, especially where such information is normally provided and necessary for full interpretation of the figures supplied.
• A local newspaper poll predicted 52% of the vote would go to Smith, but did not publish information on the uncertainty of this estimate.
The {{Undue precision}} template may be added to figures appearing to be overprecise.
Avoid using "approximately", "about and similar terms with figures that have merely been approximated or rounded in a normal and expected way, unless the reader might otherwise be misled.
• The tallest player was 6 feet 3 inches (not ... about 6 feet 3 inches—heights are conventionally reported only to the nearest inch, even though greater precision may be available in principle).
butThe man police are seeking is about 5 feet 8 inches tall, with dark hair.
The reader may be assumed to interpret large round numbers (100,000 troops) as approximations. Writing a quantity in words (one hundred thousand troops) can further emphasize its approximate nature.
See § Unit conversions below for precision issues when converting units.
In computer-related articles, use the C programming language prefixes 0x (zero-ex) for hexadecimal and 0 (zero) for octal. For binary, use 0b. Explain these prefixes in the article's introduction or on first use.
In all other articles, use to create subscripts: 1379, 2413. Markup:1379, 2413
For bases above 10, use symbols conventional for that base (as seen in reliable sources) e.g. for base 16 use 0–9A–F.
Quantities are typically expressed using an appropriate "main" unit, in some cases followed by a conversion to other units in parentheses. For use of such conversions, see § Unit conversions below.
In most articles, including all scientific articles, the main units chosen will be SI units, non-SI units officially accepted for use with the SI, or such other units as are conventional in reliable-source discussions of the article topic (such as revolutions per minute (rpm) for angular speed, hands for heights of horses, etc.) Example: 44kilograms (97lb). The following exceptions apply:
In non-scientific articles relating to the United States, the main units are US customary, e.g. 97pounds (44kg).
In non-scientific articles relating to the United Kingdom, the main units for most quantities are metric or other internationally used units, except that:
the main units for distance/length, speed and fuel consumption are miles, miles per hour, and miles per imperial gallon (except for short distances or lengths, where miles are too large for practical use);
the main units for personal height and weight are feet/inches and stones/pounds;
imperial pints are used for quantities of draught beer/cider and bottled milk;
UK engineering-related articles, including all bridges and tunnels, generally use the system of units that the topic was drawn-up in (but road distances are given in imperial units, with a metric conversion).
Special considerations:
Quantities set via definition (as opposed to measured quantities) should be given first in the units used in the definition, even if this makes the structure of presentation inconsistent: During metrification, the speed limit was changed from 30miles per hour (48kilometers/hour) to 50km/h (31mph).
This may benefit from a slightly non-standard structure, such as ...from 30miles per hour (about 48kilometers/hour) to 50km/h (about 31mph). In this sort of case, using "about" can help make clear which is the statutory, exact value.
Nominal quantities (e.g. "2 × 4" lumber) require consideration of whether the article is concerned with the item's actual dimensions or merely with its function. In some cases only the nominal quantity may suffice; in others it may be necessary to give the nominal size (often in non-SI units), the actual size in non-SI units, and the actual size in SI units.
Where the primary units in the article are different from the primary units in the source, ensure that the precision of the converted quantity in the article is comparable to the precision of the quantity from the source (see § Unit conversions below). The {{Convert}} template has a |disp=flip flag, which tells it to treat the converted unit as primary and the original unit as secondary, for use in such situations.
Unit names and symbols
Definitions:
Examples of unit names: foot, meter, kilometer.
Examples of unit symbols: ft, m, km.
Unit names and symbols should follow the practice of reliable sources.
In prose, unit names should be given in full if used only a few times, but symbols may be used when a unit (especially one with a long name) is used repeatedly, after spelling out the first use (e.g. Up to 15kilograms of filler is used for a batch of 250kg).
Certain unit names (e.g. °C) need never be written in full unless required stylistically (automatic conversion of degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit).
Where space is limited, such as in tables, infoboxes, parenthetical notes, and mathematical formulas, unit symbols are preferable.
Units unfamiliar to general readers should be presented as a name–symbol pair (Energies were originally 2.3megaelectronvolts (MeV) initally, but were eventually 6MeV).
Ranges use unspaced {{ndash}} if only one unit symbol is used at the end (e.g. 5.9–6.3kg), and spaced en dash ({{Snd}}) if two symbols are used (e.g. 3μm – 1mm); ranges in prose may be specified using either unit symbol or unit names, and units may be stated either after both numerical values or after the last (e.g. from 5.9 to 6.3kilograms, from 5.9kilograms to 6.3kilograms, from 5.9 to 6.3kg and from 5.9kg to 6.3kg are all acceptable).
Length–width, length–width–height and similar dimensions may be separated by the multiplication sign (×) or the word by.
With the multiplication sign, each number should be followed by a unit name or symbol (if appropriate):
• 1m × 3m × 6m or (1 × 3 × 6)m, not 1 × 3 × 6 m or 1 × 3 × 6m3
• a metal plate 1ft × 3ft × 0.25in
• a railroad easement 10ft × 2.5mi
With by the unit need be given only once: 1 by 3 by 6 metres or 1 by 3 by 6 m
The unspaced letter x may be used in common terms such as 4x4.
Unit names and symbols—General guidelines
Aspect
Guideline
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Spelling
The spelling of certain unit names (some of which are listed in § Specific units, below) varies with the variety of English followed by the article.
Format
Do not spell out numbers before unit symbols...
5min
fivemin
...but words or numerals may be used with unit names.
five minutes
5 minutes
Values not accompanied by units are usually given in figures.
Set the control to 10.
These go to 11.
Set the control to ten.
These go to eleven.
Write unit names and symbols in upright roman type.
10m
29kilograms
10m
29kilograms
Unit names are given in lower case except: where any word would be capitalized; where otherwise specified in the SI brochure; where otherwise specified in this Manual of Style.[clarification needed]
He walked several miles.
Miles of trenches were dug.
A Gallon equals 4 Quarts.
Except as listed in the "Specific units" table below, unit symbols are uncapitalized unless they are derived from a proper name, in which case the first letter (of the base unit name, not of any prefix) is capitalized.
8 kg
100 kPa
8 Kg
100 kpa
Unit symbols are undotted.
38 cm
38 cm.
Except as shown in the "Specific units" table below, a space appears between a numeric value and a unit name or symbol. In the case of unit symbols, (or {{Nowrap}}) should be used to prevent linebreak.
29kg Markup:29 kg
29kg
To form a value and a unit name into a compound adjective use a hyphen or hyphens...
a five-day holiday
a five-cubic-foot box
a 10-centimeter blade
... but a non-breaking space (never hyphen) separates a value and unit symbol.
a blade 10 cm long
a 10-cm blade
Plurals
SI unit names are pluralized by adding s or es...
1 ohm, 10 ohms
... except for these irregular forms.
1 henry, 10 henries
1 hertz, 10 hertz
1 lux, 10 lux
1 siemens, 10 siemens
10 henrys
10 hertzes
10 luxes
Some non-SI units have irregular plurals.
1 foot, 10 feet
1 stratum, 10 strata (unusual)
10 foots
10 stratums
Unit symbols (in any system) are identical in singular and plural.
grew from 1 in to 2 in
grew from 1 inch to 2 inches
grew from one to two inches
grew from 1 in to 2 ins
Powers
Format exponents using , not special characters.
km2 Markup:km2
km² Markup:km²
Or use squared or cubed (after the unit being modified).
ten metres per second squared
ten metres per squared second
For areas or volumes only, square or cubic may be used (before the unit being modified).
ten metres per square second
grams per square centimeter
The abbreviations sq and cu may be used for US customary and imperial units but not for SI units.
15sqmi
3cuft
15sqkm
3cum
Products
Indicate a product of unit names with either a hyphen or a space.
foot-pound
foot pound
footpound
foot·pound
Indicate a product of unit symbols with · or (Note: {{middot}} is not equivalent to ·.)
ms = millisecond
m·s or ms = metre-second.
Exception: In some topic areas such as power engineering, certain products take neither space nor ·. Follow the practice of reliable sources in the article's topic area.
Wh, VA, Ah
kWh, MVA, GAh
To pluralize a product of unit names, pluralize only the final unit. (Unit symbols are never pluralized.)
ten foot-pounds
ten feet-pounds
Ratios Rates Densities
Indicate a ratio of unit names with per.
meter per second
meter/second
Indicate a ratio of unit symbols with a slash (followed by either a single symbol or a parenthesized product of symbols—do not use multiple slashes); or use−1,−2, etc.
metre per second
m/s
m·s−1
mps
kg/(m·s)
kg/m/s
kg/m·s
To pluralize a ratio of unit names, pluralize only the "numerator" unit. (Unit symbols are never pluralized.)
ten newton-metres per second
10 N·m/s
Some of the special forms used in the imperial and US customary systems are shown here...
mph = miles per hour
mpg = miles per gallon
psi = pounds per square inch
... but only the slash or negative exponent notations are used with SI (and other metric) units.
g/m2
g·m−2
km/h
km·h-1
gsm
kph
Prefixes
Prefixes should not be separated by a space or hyphen.
25 kilopascals
25 kilo pascals
25 kilo-pascals
Prefixes are added without contraction, except as shown here:
kilohm
megohm
hectare
kiloohm
megaohm
hectoare
centi-, deci-, deca-, and hecto- should be avoided; exceptions include centimetre, decibel, hectolitre, hectare, hectopascal.
Mixed units are traditionally used with the imperial and US customary systems…
1 ft 6 in
1 foot 6 inches
1.5 ft
18 in
1 US fl pt 8 oz
... and in expressing time durations...
1:30:07
1:30
1 hr 30 min 7 sec
1 h 30 m 7 s
1h 30m 07s
1 h 30 min 7 s
1 hr 30 m 7 sec
1:30′07″
… but are not normally used in SI.
1.33 m
133 cm
1 m 33 cm
No comma.
6 lb 3 oz
6 lb, 3 oz
Note to table:
Specific units
The following table lists only units that need special attention.
The SI standard should be consulted for guidance on use of other SI units. "Tables 6, 7, 8, and 9" give additional guidance on non-SI units.
Guidelines on specific units
Group
Name
Symbol
Comment
Length, Speed
inch
in
Do not use ′ (′), ″ (″), apostrophe/single quote (') or double quote (")
foot
ft
foot per second
ft/s (notfps)
hand
horhh
Equal to 4 inches; used in measurement of horses. A dot may be followed by additional inches e.g. 16.2 hh indicates 16 hands 2 inches.
knot
kn (not ktorkN)
metre
meter (U.S.)
m
micron
μm (notμ)
Markup:μm Link to micrometre (for which micron is a synonym) on first use.
mile
mi
In nautical and aeronautical contexts use statute mile rather than mile to avoid confusion with nautical mile.
mile per hour
mph
nautical mile
nmiorNM(notnm)
Volume, Flow
cubic centimetre
cubic centimeter (U.S.)
cm3
Markup:cm3
cc
Non-SI symbol used for certain engine displacements; link to cubic centimetre on first use.
imperial fluid ounce
imp fl oz
US or imperial/imp must be specified; fluid/fl must be specified, except withgallon. (Without fluid, ounce is ambiguous – versus avoirdupois ounce or troy ounce – and pint or quart is ambiguous – versus US dry pint or US dry quart.)
imperial fluid pint
imp fl pt
imperial fluid quart
imp fl qt
imperial gallon
imp gal
US fluid ounce
US fl oz
US fluid pint
US fl pt
US fluid quart
US fl qt
US gallon
US gal
cubic foot
cu ft (notcf)
Write five million cu ft or 5,000,000cuft, not 5MCF.
cubic foot per second
cu ft/s (notcfs)
litre
liter (U.S.)
lorL
The symbol l in isolation (i.e. not in such forms as ml) is easily mistaken for the digit 1.
Mass, Force, Density, Pressure
long ton
long ton
Spell out in full.
short ton
short ton
pound per square inch
psi
tonne
metric ton (U.S.)
t(notmtorMT)
troy ounce
oz t
t or troy must be specified. Articles about precious metals, black powder, and gemstones should always specify whether ounces and pounds are avoirdupois or troy.
troy pound
lb t or troy
carat
carat
Used to express masses of gemstones and pearls.
Purity
carat or karat
korKt
A measure of purity for gold alloys. (Do not confuse with the unit of mass with the same spelling.)
Time
second
s
Do not use ′ (′), ″ (″), apostrophe (') or quote (") for minutes or seconds. Use m for minute only where there is no danger of confusion with meter, as in the hours–minutes–seconds formats for time durations described in the Unit names and symbols table.
minute
min
hour
h
year
a
Use a only with an SI prefix (a rock formation 540Maold, not Life expectancy rose to 60 a).
Markup:′ (not apostrophe/single quote'). No space between numerals and symbol (47′, not 47′)
arcsecond
″
Markup:″ (not double-quote"). No space between numerals and symbol (22″, not 22″)
degree
°
Markup:° (not masculine ordinal º or ring ̊). No space between numerals and symbol (23°, not 23°)
Temperature
degree
Markup:°. Nonbreaking space ({{Nbsp}}) between numerals and symbol (40°, not 40°;12°C, not 12°C, nor 12°C)
degree Celsius (not degree centigrade)
°C (notC)
Energy
gram calorie
small calorie
cal
In certain subject areas calorie is conventionally used alone. Articles following this practice should specify either gram calorie (or small calorie) or kilogram calorie (or large calorie) on first use; providing conversions to SI units (usually gram calories to joules and kilogram calories to kilojoules) may also be useful. A kilogram calorie is 1000 gram calories, and is therefore also a kilocalorie (kcal); other SI prefixes may be used with the gram calorie (e.g., Mcal) but not with the kilogram calorie (do not use kCal or MCal).
In quantities of bits and bytes, the prefixes kilo (symbol k or K), mega (M), giga (G), tera (T), etc. are ambiguous. They may be based on a decimal system (like the standard SI prefixes), meaning 103, 106, 109, 1012, etc., or they may be based on a binary system, meaning 210, 220, 230, 240, etc. The binary meanings are more commonly used in relation to solid-state memory (such as RAM), while the decimal meanings are more common for data transmission rates, disk storage and in theoretical calculations in modern academic textbooks.
Prefixes for multiples of bits (b) or bytes (B)
Decimal
Value
Metric
1000
k
kilo
10002
M
mega
10003
G
giga
10004
T
tera
10005
P
peta
10006
E
exa
10007
Z
zetta
10008
Y
yotta
Binary
Value
JEDEC
IEC
1024
K
kilo
Ki
kibi
10242
M
mega
Mi
mebi
10243
G
giga
Gi
gibi
10244
-
-
Ti
tebi
10245
-
-
Pi
pebi
10246
-
-
Ei
exbi
10247
-
-
Zi
zebi
10248
-
-
Yi
yobi
Follow these recommendations when using these prefixes in Wikipedia articles:
Following the SI standard, a lower-case k should be used for "kilo-" whenever it means 1000 in computing contexts, whereas a capital K should be used instead to indicate the binary prefix for 1024 according to JEDEC. (If, under the exceptions detailed further below, the article otherwise uses IEC prefixes for binary units, use Ki instead).
Do not assume that the binary or decimal meaning of prefixes will be obvious to everyone. Explicitly specify the meaning of k and K as well as the primary meaning of M, G, T, etc. in an article ({{BDprefix}} is a convenient helper). Consistency within each article is desirable, but the need for consistency may be balanced with other considerations.
The definition most relevant to the article should be chosen as primary for that article, e.g. specify a binary definition in an article on RAM, decimal definition in an article on hard drives, bit rates, and a binary definition for Windows file sizes, despite files usually being stored on hard drives.
Where consistency is not possible, specify wherever there is a deviation from the primary definition.
Disambiguation should be shown in bytes or bits, with clear indication of whether in binary or decimal base. There is no preference in the way to indicate the number of bytes and bits, but the notation style should be consistent within an article. Acceptable examples include:
• A 64MB (64 × 10242-byte) video card and a 100GB (100 × 10003-byte) hard drive
• A 64MB (64 × 220-byte) video card and a 100GB (100 × 109-byte) hard drive
• A 64MB (67,108,864-byte) video card and a 100GB (100,000,000,000-byte) hard drive
Avoid inconsistent combinations such as A 64MB (67,108,864-byte) video card and a 100GB (100 × 10003-byte) hard drive. Footnotes, such as those seen in Power Macintosh 5500, may be used for disambiguation.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, one byte is eight bits (see History of byte).
The IEC prefixes kibi-, mebi-, gibi-, etc. (symbols Ki, Mi, Gi, etc.) are rarely used, even in technical articles, so are generally not to be used except:
when the majority of cited sources on the article topic use IEC prefixes,
in a direct quote using the IEC prefixes,
when explicitly discussing the IEC prefixes,
in articles in which both types of prefix are used with neither clearly primary, or in which converting all quantities to one or the other type would be misleading or lose necessary precision, or declaring the actual meaning of a unit on each use would be impractical.
Where English-speaking countries use different units for the same quantity, follow the "primary" quantity with a conversion in parentheses: the Mississippi River is 2,320 miles (3,734 km) long; the Murray River is 2,375 kilometres (1,476 mi) long. In science-related articles, however, supplying such conversion is not required unless there is some special reason to do so.
Where an imperial unit is not part of the US customary system, or vice-versa—and in particular, where those systems give a single term different definitions—a double conversion may be appropriate: Rosie weighed 19 stone (266 lb; 121 kg), The car had a fuel economy of 5 L/100 km (47 mpg‑US; 56 mpg‑imp)
Generally, conversions to and from metric units and US or imperial units should be provided, except:
When inserting a conversion would make a common or linked expression awkward (The four-minute mile).
When units are part of the subject of a topic—nautical miles in articles about the history of nautical law (5 nautical miles), SI units in scientific articles (a 600-kilometer asteroid), yards in articles about American football—it can be excessive to provide conversions every time a unit occurs. It could be best to note that this topic will use the units (possibly giving the conversion factor to another familiar unit in a parenthetical note or a footnote), and link the first occurrence of each unit but not give a conversion every time it occurs.
Converted quantity values should use a level of precision similar to that of the source quantity value, so the Moon is 380,000kilometres (240,000mi) from Earth, not (236,121mi). Small numbers may need to be converted to a range where rounding would cause a significant distortion, so one mile (1–2km), not one mile (2km). Be careful especially when your source has already converted from the units you're now converting back to. This may be evidenced by multiples of common conversion factors in the data, such as 160 km (from 100 miles). See false precision.
Conversion templates can be used to convert and format many common units, including {{convert}}, which includes non-breaking spaces.
In a direct quotation, always retain the source units. Any conversions can be supplied either in the quote itself (in square brackets, following the original measurement) or in a footnote. See footnoting and citing sources.
{{Units attention}} may be added to articles needing general attention regarding choice of units and unit conversions.
In country-specific articles, such as Economy of Australia, use the currency of the subject country.
In non-country-specific articles such as Wealth, use US dollars ($123), euros (€123), or pounds sterling (£123).
Currency names
Do not capitalize the names of currencies, currency subdivisions, coins and banknotes except e.g. at the start of a sentence.
To pluralize euro use the standard English plurals (ten euros and fifty cents), not the invariant plurals used for European Union legislation and banknotes ( ten euro and fifty cent). For the adjectival form, use a hyphenated singular: (a two-euro pen;a ten-cent coin).
Link the first occurrence of lesser-known currencies (Mongolian tögrögs).
Currency symbols
In general, the first mention of a particular currency should use its full, unambiguous signifier (e.g. A$52), with subsequent references using just the appropriate symbol (e.g. $88), unless this would be unclear. Exceptions:
In an article referring to multiple currencies represented by the same symbol (e.g. the dollars of the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries – see Currency symbols § dollar variants) use the full signifier (e.g. US$, A$) each time, except (possibly) where a particular context makes this both unnecessary and undesirable.
In articles entirely on EU-, UK- and/or US-related topics, all occurrences may be shortened (€26, £22 or $34), unless this would be unclear.
The pound sterling is represented by the £ symbol, with one horizontal bar. The double-barred ₤ symbol is ambiguous, as it has also been used for the Italian lira and other currencies. For non-British currencies that use pounds or a pound symbol (e.g. the Irish pound, IR£) use the symbol conventionally preferred for that currency.
If there is no common English abbreviation or symbol, follow the ISO 4217 standard. See also List of circulating currencies.
Format
A period (full stop) is used as the decimal point—never a comma ($6.57, not $6,57).
Do not place a currency symbol after the accompanying numeric figures (e.g. 123$, 123£, 123€) unless that is the normal convention for that currency when writing in English.[clarification needed] Never use forms such as $US123 or $123 (US).
Currency abbreviations that come before the numeric value are unspaced if they consist of a nonalphabetic symbol only, or end in a symbol (£123;€123); but spaced if alphabetic (R75).
Ranges should be expressed giving the currency signifier just once: $250–300, not $250–$300.
million and billion should be spelled out on first use, and (optionally) abbreviated M or bn (both unspaced) thereafter: She received £70 million and her son £10M; the school's share was $250–300 million, and the charity's $400–450M.
In general, a currency symbol should be accompanied by a numeric amount e.g. not He converted his US$ to A$ but He converted his US dollars to Australian dollars or He exchanged the US$100 note for Australian dollars.
Exceptions may occur in tables and infoboxes where space is limited e.g. Currencies accepted for deposit: US$, SFr, GB£, €. It may be appropriate to wikilink such uses, or add an explanatory note.
Conversions
Conversions of less-familiar currencies may be provided in terms of more familiar currencies—such as the US dollar, euro or pound sterling—using an appropriate rate (which is often not the current exchange rate). Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, rounding to avoid false precision (two significant digits is usually sufficient, as most exchange rates fluctuate significantly), with at least the year given as a rough point of conversion rate reference; e.g. Since 2001 the grant has been 10,000,000 Swedish kronor ($1.4M, €1.0M, or £800k as of ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2009[update]), not ($1,390,570, €971,673 or £848,646).
For obsolete currencies, provide an equivalent (formatted as a conversion) if possible, in the modern replacement currency (e.g. decimal pounds for historical pre-decimal pounds-and-shillings), or a US-dollar equivalent where there is no modern equivalent.
In some cases it may be appropriate to provide a conversion accounting for inflation or deflation over time. See {{Inflation}} and {{Inflation-fn}}.
Additional guidance is available: obtaining coordinates, converting coordinates
Geographical coordinates on Earth should be entered using a template to standardise the format and to provide a link to maps of the coordinates. As long as the templates are adhered to, a robot performs the functions automatically. First, obtain the coordinates. Avoid excessive precision. Two types of template are available:
{{Coord}} offers users a choice of display format through user styles, emits a Geo microformat, and is recognised (in the title position) by the "nearby" feature of Wikipedia's mobile apps and by external partners such as Google (-Maps and -Earth) and Yahoo.
Increasing or decreasing the number of decimal places controls the precision. Trailing zeros should be used as needed to ensure that both values have the same level of precision. London Heathrow Airport, Amsterdam, Jan Mayen and Mount Baker are examples of articles that contain geographical coordinates. Generally, the larger the object being mapped, the less precise the coordinates should be. For example, if just giving the location of a city, precision greater than 100meters is not needed unless specifying a particular point in the city, for example the central administrative building. Specific buildings or other objects of similar size would justify precisions down to 10meters or even one meter in some cases (1′′ ~15m to 30m, 0.0001° ~5.6m to 10m). The final field, following the E/W, is available for attributes such as type, region and scale. When adding coordinates, please remove the {{Coord missing}} tag from the article, if present. For more information, see the geographical coordinates WikiProject. Templates other than {{Coord}} should use the following variable names for coordinates: lat_d, lat_m, lat_s, lat_NS, long_d, long_m, long_s, long_EW.
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