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