Number Format Codes



The following are the number formats that can be used in Zoho Sheet to create custom formats..
Number Code Examples
Code Type Description Format Code Input Formatted Output
# Hash sign (FormatHelp.HashSignMsg). #### 123 123
0 Zero (FormatHelp.ZeroMsg) 0000 123 0123
. Decimal separator (FormatHelp.PeriodSymbol) #.## 123.345 123.35
, Thousand separator (FormatHelp.CommaSymbol) #,###.00 1234 1,234.00
% Percentage sign #.00% 123 123.00%
E+ or E- Scientific notations 0.00E0 1234 1.23E3
# ??/?? Fractional notations # ??/?? 1234.12 1234 3/25
Text Code Examples
Code Type Description Format Code Input Formatted Output
@ Text placeholder (to format the number as text).. @ 1234 1234
$  -  +  /  (  )
:  !  ^  &  '  ~
{  }  =  <  >  space
These characters can be used without quotation marks or backslashes.. (@) 12345 (12345)
\character To display the character as you specify..
(Note: FormatHelp.CharacterNoteMsg.)
\d 1234 d
"String" To display a particular string as a format.. "String" 1234 String
Date Code
Code Type Description
m Months (1 – 12) To display the month as a number without a leading zero..
mm MonthsNumber Code (01 – 12)To display the month as a number with a leading zero when appropriate..
mmm MonthsNumber Code (Jan – Dec)To display the month as an abbreviation..
mmmm MonthsNumber Code (FormatHelp.january – FormatHelp.december)To display the month as a full name..
d Days (1 – 31)To display the day as a number without a leading zero..
dd Days (01 – 31)To display the day as a number with a leading zero when appropriate..
ddd Days (Sun – Sat)To display the day as an abbreviation..
dddd Days (Sunday – Saturday)To display the day as a full name..
yy Years (00 – 99)To display the year as a two-digit number..
yyyy Years (1900 – 9999)To display the year as a four-digit number..
Time Code
Code Type Description
H Hours (0 – 23)To display the hour as a number without a leading zero..
HH Hours (00 – 23)To display the hour as a number with a leading zero when appropriate.
m Minutes (0 – 59)To display the minute as a number without a leading zero..
mm Minutes (00 – 59)To display the minute as a number with a leading zero when appropriate.
s Seconds (0 – 59)To display the second as a number without a leading zero..
ss Seconds (00 – 59)To display the second as a number with a leading zero when appropriate.
HH:mm Time (FormatHelp.displayas)To display the time in 24-hour format..
h:mm aTime (FormatHelp.displayas)To display the time in AM/PM format..
HH:mm zTime Zone (FormatHelp.displayas)To display the time along with the time zone..
(Note: FormatHelp.MinInsteadOfMonths.)
Miscellaneous Symbols
Code Type Description Format Code Input Formatted Output
[COLOR]
[Condition value]
Supported colors:
BLACK
BLUE
CYAN
GREEN
MAGENTA
RED
WHITE
YELLOW
The condition can be <, >, =, or <>, and the value can be any number..
(Note:FormatHelp.CondMsgNote.)
[GREEN]#.00;[RED]$00.0000;[CYAN]#.#;[BLUE]@
[MAGENTA]@
[<=18][GREEN]"CHILD";[>18][RED]"FormatHelp.ADULT"
[>=1000][MAGENTA]0.000;[<1000][CYAN]#.00000
1234
-1234
0
Sheet
1234
Sheet
13
26
1234
123
1234.00
-1234.0000
0
Sheet
1234
Sheet
CHILD
FormatHelp.ADULT
1234.000
123.00000
(Note: FormatHelp.ColorNote.)
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