Commas and decimals

Guidelines for using commas in large numbers and periods in decimals, with examples for clarity.

When writing numerals that are 4 or more digits long, use commas to set off groups of 3 digits.

See the following examples:

  • 1,852,762
  • 2,000

Decimals

When writing numerals with a decimal, use a period for the decimal point and include up to 2 decimal places. For an amount less than 1, use a leading 0 before the decimal point.

See the following examples:

  • 0.05
  • 3.14