NUMBERS AND SPECIFIC CONVENTIONS

Time and date

Time
The standard time format in Spanish is “hh:mm:ss”, usually referred to as the 24 hour clock format. Therefore, “9 a.m.” is translated as “9:00 h”, and “10:30 p.m.” becomes “22:30 h”.
The “h” after time can be omitted (8:30), yet please mind that if included, it should be joined to the numbers with a non-breaking space.

Dates
Dates can be written in full form, as in “25 de febrero de 1979” or in a shorted form, as in 2/10/2017 or 2/10/17. (Fundeu recommends not to write a 0 in the left position when the number is lower than 10)
Days of the week and months are not generally capitalized.

Measurements

As mentioned in section 4.6, please use a non-breaking space between numbers and symbols, between numbers and units of measure. For additional information regarding measurements, please check the specific instructions of each project.

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Currencies

As mentioned in section 4.6, please use a non-breaking space between numbers and currencies, either if the currency symbol or the currency ISO code is used. For instance: 3 € or 3 EUR.
For additional information regarding currencies, please check the specific instructions of each project.

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Decimals and thousand separators

As regards numbers, the thousand separator is a non-breaking space for numbers that have more than 4 digits (30 000). Yet, 4 digit figures do not take any space. Please mind that this rule does not apply to years, postal codes, page numbers, articles or law numbers.
Moreover, use a non-breaking space between numbers and symbols, between numbers and units of measure, between numbers and currencies, between numbers and time reference. For example:
3000
310 000
3 000 000
Decimal numbers take a comma in Spanish: 3,5

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