fo

Faroese · føroyskt

fo is the locale for Faroese (føroyskt). Numbers are written 1.234.567,891, short dates look like 27.03.26, times like 15:04, and DKK amounts like 1.234.567,89 kr. Text runs left to right.

Number1.234.567,891decimal “,” group “.”

Short date27.03.26dd.MM.yy

Short time15:04HH:mm

Currency (DKK)1.234.567,89 kr

DirectionLTRLatin

Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name: Faroese
Native name: føroyskt
Language: Faroese fo
Script: Latin Latn (implied)
Region: 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands FO (implied)
Maximized tag: fo-Latn-FO
Direction: Left to right
Fallback chain: fo
root
Data source: Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

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

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7 %
Currency (DKK): 1.234.567,89 kr
Accounting: (1.234.567,89 kr)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 danskar krónur
Compact short: 1,2 mió.
Compact long: 1,2 milliónir
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometrar um tíman
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: fríggjadagur, 27. mars 2026
Date, long: 27. mars 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: mars 2026
Weekday: fríggjadagur
Relative time: í gjár · um 3 dagar · 2 tímar síðan
List: and: A, B, og C
List: or: A, B, ella 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: 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: dd.MM.y
Skeleton yMMMd: d. MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd: E d. MMM y
Skeleton yM: MM.y
Skeleton yMMM: MMM y
Skeleton MMMd: d. MMM
Skeleton Md: dd.MM
Skeleton Hm: HH:mm
Skeleton Hms: HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm: h:mm a
Skeleton hms: h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ: QQQ 'í' y
AM / PM: AM / PM
Eras: f.Kr. / e.Kr.

Month and weekday names

Months

januar jan.
februar feb.
mars mar.
apríl apr.
mai mai
juni jun.
juli jul.
august aug.
september sep.
oktober okt.
november nov.
desember des.

Weekdays

sunnudagur sun. · S
mánadagur mán. · M
týsdagur týs. · T
mikudagur mik. · M
hósdagur hós. · H
fríggjadagur frí. · F
leygardagur ley. · L

Plural rules

Cardinal

Category	Rule	Examples
one	`n = 1`	1
other	`(everything else)`	0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, …

Ordinal

Category	Rule	Examples
other	`(everything else)`	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks: “text” nested ‘text’
List pattern: {0}, {1} … {0}, og {1}
Exemplar letters: aá b dð e f g h ií j k l m n oó p r s t uú v yý æ ø
Auxiliary letters: c q w x z
Index letters: AÁ B C DÐ E F G H IÍ J K L M N OÓ P Q R S T UÚ V W X YÝ Z Æ Ø