fr-CH

Swiss French · français suisse

fr-CH is the locale for Swiss French (français suisse). Numbers are written 1'234'567,891, short dates look like 27.03.26, times like 15:04, and CHF amounts like 1'234'567.89 CHF. Text runs left to right.

Number1'234'567,891decimal “,” group “'”

Short date27.03.26dd.MM.yy

Short time15:04HH:mm

Currency (CHF)1'234'567.89 CHF

DirectionLTRLatin

Plural forms3one, many, other

Overview

Name: Swiss French
Native name: français suisse
Language: French fr
Script: Latin Latn (implied)
Region: 🇨🇭 Switzerland CH
Maximized tag: fr-Latn-FR
Direction: Left to right
Fallback chain: fr-CH
fr
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): 1'234'567.89 CHF
Accounting: (1'234'567.89 CHF)
Currency, name: 1'234'567.89 francs suisses
Compact short: 1,2 M
Compact long: 1,2 million
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilomètres par heure
Temperature: 21,5 °C
Date, full: vendredi, 27 mars 2026
Date, long: 27 mars 2026
Date, medium: 27 mars 2026
Date, short: 27.03.26
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mars 2026, 15:04
Month and year: mars 2026
Weekday: vendredi
Relative time: hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
List: and: A, B et C
List: or: A, B ou 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: dd.MM.yy
Time, full: HH.mm:ss 'h' 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 y
AM / PM: AM / PM
Eras: av. J.-C. / ap. J.-C.

Month and weekday names

Months

janvier janv.
février févr.
mars mars
avril avr.
mai mai
juin juin
juillet juil.
août août
septembre sept.
octobre oct.
novembre nov.
décembre déc.

Weekdays

dimanche dim. · D
lundi lun. · L
mardi mar. · M
mercredi mer. · M
jeudi jeu. · J
vendredi ven. · V
samedi sam. · S

Plural rules

Cardinal

Category	Rule	Examples
one	`i = 0,1`	0, 1, 0.5, 1.5
many	`e = 0 and i != 0 and i % 1000000 = 0 and v = 0 or e != 0..5`	1,000,000
other	`(everything else)`	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, …

Ordinal

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

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks: «text» nested ‹text›
List pattern: {0}, {1} … {0} et {1}
Exemplar letters: aàâ æ b cç d eéèêë f g h iîï j k l m n oô œ p q r s t uùûü v w x yÿ z
Auxiliary letters: áåäãā ć ē íìī ĳ ñ óòöõø ř šſ ß úǔ
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