Numbers and Currency
Numbers
Always use numerals to write numbers. Don't express numbers in words.
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Note: There may be exceptions, like certain casual expressions: "You're one in a million" or when you want to give weight to a number like "Repay at ZERO interest"
Be specific
Ordinal numbers
Spell out ordinal numbers from 1-10: first, second, fourth, tenth. After ten, you can use numerals with a superscript suffix: 11th, 12th, 121st, and so on.
Examples: To denote rank, recurrence etc
Every second Saturday
You are the first person
You came 12th on our weekly leaderboard
Using commas, words, or abbreviations
For | What to do |
|---|---|
| < 999 | Write it as usual |
Between 1,000 and 99,999 | Write with one comma like 1,000 or 10,999. |
Between 99,999 and 99,99,999 | Write the full number 4,50,000 |
| Above 1,00,00,000 | Write “1.3 crores” Write the full number only if there are non-zeroes after the second digit Abbreviate to “1.3Cr” if there is a space constraint |
Age
Masking sensitive data
Use * to mask card numbers, mobile numbers, FD account numbers, email IDs etc.
Percentages
Percentages should be written with “%” and not “percent”. No spaces. For ranges, use a dash as connector. If there are space constraints, you may omit the spaces next to the dash.
Fractions and decimals
Spell out easy fractions like half, two-thirds.
If a fraction can’t be written in an easy way, use a decimal up to 2 decimal places
Note: Currently, our Squad Earnings page is an exception to this rule
Phone numbers
Mobile numbers
Write mobile numbers with a single space after first 5 digits. Follow this for mobile number input fields as well. This is to improve readability of the number.
98765 43210
Landline numbers
Write landline numbers with a single space after first 4 digits.
2635 4359
Codes
Add STD codes +91 or city codes like 033 with a space. Don’t use dash.
+91 98765 43210
033 2635 6927
Currency
As a financial app, currency is very important for us to get right. We must be consistent in how we denote currency throughout the app.
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Follow Indian denominations for numbers and currency eg lakhs, crores not millions, billions
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Use rupee symbol ₹, not ‘INR’ or ‘Rs.’ or ‘rupees’.
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For negative amounts, place the minus symbol, with a space, in front of the currency symbol.
-₹500
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Both ‘lakh’ and ‘lac’ are correct but we will use lakh since it’s used on the RBI website