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en-AU is the locale for Australian English. Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 27/3/26, times like 3:04 pm, and AUD amounts like $1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”
Short date27/3/26d/M/yy
Short time3:04 pmh:mm a
Currency (AUD)$1,234,567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name
Australian English
Native name
Australian English
Language
English en
Script
Latin Latn (implied)
Maximized tag
en-Latn-US
Direction
Left to right
Fallback chain
  • en-AU
  • en
  • root
Data source
Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

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

Number
1,234,567.891
Percent
45.7%
Currency (AUD)
$1,234,567.89
Accounting
($1,234,567.89)
Currency, name
1,234,567.89 Australian dollars
Compact short
1.2M
Compact long
1.2 million
Scientific
1.235e6
Speed
88 kilometres per hour
Temperature
21.5°C
Date, full
Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long
27 March 2026
Date, medium
27 Mar 2026
Date, short
27/3/26
Time, medium
3:04:05 pm
Time, short
3:04 pm
Date and time
27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year
March 2026
Weekday
Friday
Relative time
yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and
A, B and C
List: or
A, B or C

Numbers

Numbering system
latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits
1
Decimal pattern
#,##0.###
Percent pattern
#,##0%
Currency pattern
¤#,##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
d MMM y
Date, short
d/M/yy
Time, full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Time, long
h:mm:ss a z
Time, medium
h:mm:ss a
Time, short
h:mm a
Date and time
{1}, {0}
Skeleton yMd
dd/MM/y
Skeleton yMMMd
d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd
E, d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMMEEEEd
EEEE d MMMM y
Skeleton yM
MM/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
BC / AD

Month and weekday names

Months

  • January Jan
  • February Feb
  • March Mar
  • April Apr
  • May May
  • June June
  • July July
  • August Aug
  • September Sept
  • October Oct
  • November Nov
  • December Dec

Weekdays

  • Sunday Sun · Su.
  • Monday Mon · M.
  • Tuesday Tue · Tu.
  • Wednesday Wed · W.
  • Thursday Thu · Th.
  • Friday Fri · F.
  • Saturday Sat · Sa.

Plural rules

Cardinal

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

Ordinal

CategoryRuleExamples
onen % 10 = 1 and n % 100 != 111, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, …
twon % 10 = 2 and n % 100 != 122, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, …
fewn % 10 = 3 and n % 100 != 133, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73, 83, …
other(everything else)0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks
“text” nested ‘text’
List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0} and {1}
Exemplar 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
Auxiliary letters
áàăâåäãā æ ç éèĕêëē íìĭîïī ñ óòŏôöøō œ úùŭûüū 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