Template:Spellnum/sandbox
one million two hundred forty-two thousand seven hundred eighty-seven point two one seven
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The Template:Spellnum spells the number in parameter 1 as the equivalent words in English. It shows how to say a specific number, such as: 2,024 – "two thousand twenty-four". The largest number supported is over 20 trillion (20×1012), with up to 5 decimal digits: 20,999,999,999,999.12345. Any commas in the input are ignored.
- Usage: {{spellnum|345}} → three hundred forty-five
- {{spellnum|345|sp=en}} → three hundred and forty-five (has "and")
- {{spellnum|0.64}} → zero point six four
- {{spellnum|12.015|case=u}} → Twelve point zero one five
- {{spellnum|946000121}} → nine hundred forty-six million one hundred and twenty-one
- {{spellnum|33+1/2}} → thirty-three point five
- {{spellnum|2450|adj=on}} → two-thousand-four-hundred-and-fifty
- {{spellnum|876000200000}} → eight hundred seventy-six billion two hundred thousand
- {{spellnum|876E9}} → eight hundred seventy-six billion
- {{spellnum|5E9}} → five billion
- {{spellnum|1.32E13}} → thirteen trillion two hundred billion
Optional parameters are:
- case=U (or: case=L) – show as upper-case capital or lower-case.
- sp=en (or: sp=us) – show British variant spellings with "and".
- adj=on – show adjective form, with hyphens between words.
See also
[edit]- Template:Spellnum per MOS - applies the guidance of WP:NUMERAL to determine when a number should be spelled out