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Swiss High German · Schweizer Hochdeutsch

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de-CH is the locale for Swiss High German (Schweizer Hochdeutsch). Numbers are written 1'234'567.891, short dates look like 27.03.26, times like 15:04, and CHF amounts like CHF 1'234'567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1'234'567.891decimal “.” group “'”
Short date27.03.26dd.MM.yy
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (CHF)CHF 1'234'567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name
Swiss High German
Native name
Schweizer Hochdeutsch
Language
German de
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Maximized tag
de-Latn-DE
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • de-CH
  • de
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in CHF, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number
1'234'567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (CHF)
CHF 1'234'567.89
Accounting
CHF-1'234'567.89
Currency, name
1'234'567.89 Schweizer Franken
Compact short
1.2 Mio.
Compact long
1.2 Millionen
Scientific
1.235E6
Speed
88 Kilometer pro Stunde
Temperature
21.5 °C
Date, full
Freitag, 27. März 2026
Date, long
27. März 2026
Date, medium
27.03.2026
Date, short
27.03.26
Time, medium
15:04:05
Time, short
15:04
Date and time
27.03.2026, 15:04
Month and year
März 2026
Weekday
Freitag
Relative time
gestern · in 3 Tagen · vor 2 Stunden
List: and
A, B und C
List: or
A, B oder C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤ #,##0.00;¤-#,##0.00
Accounting pattern
¤ #,##0.00;¤-#,##0.00

Symbols

Decimal.
Grouping'
List separator;
Percent%
Per mille‰
Plus+
Minus-
ExponentE
Infinity∞
NaNNaN
Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full
EEEE, d. MMMM y
Date, long
d. MMMM y
Date, medium
dd.MM.y
Date, short
dd.MM.yy
Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long
HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium
HH:mm:ss
Time, short
HH:mm
Date and time
{1}, {0}
Skeleton yMd
d.M.y
Skeleton yMMMd
d. MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
E, d. MMM y
Skeleton yM
M/y
Skeleton yMMM
MMM y
Skeleton MMMd
d. MMM
Skeleton Md
d.M.
Skeleton Hm
HH:mm
Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm
h:mm a
Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ
QQQ y
AM / PM
AM / PM
Eras
v. Chr. / n. Chr.

Month and weekday names

Months

  • Januar Jan.
  • Februar Feb.
  • März März
  • April Apr.
  • Mai Mai
  • Juni Juni
  • Juli Juli
  • August Aug.
  • September Sept.
  • Oktober Okt.
  • November Nov.
  • Dezember Dez.

Weekdays

  • Sonntag So. · S
  • Montag Mo. · M
  • Dienstag Di. · D
  • Mittwoch Mi. · M
  • Donnerstag Do. · D
  • Freitag Fr. · F
  • Samstag Sa. · S

Plural rules

Cardinal

CategoryRuleExamples
onei = 1 and v = 01
other(everything else)0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, …

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
other(everything else)0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
„text“ nested ‚text‘
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0} und {1}
Exemplar letters
aä b c d e f g h i j k l m n oö p q r s t uü v w x y z
Auxiliary letters
áàăâåãā æ ç éèĕêëē ğ íìĭîïİī ı ñ óòŏôøō œ ş úùŭûū ÿ
Index letters
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z