gsw-CH

Swiss German (Switzerland) · Schwiizertüütsch (Schwiiz)

gsw-CH is the locale for Swiss German (Switzerland) (Schwiizertüütsch (Schwiiz)). 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 forms2one, other

Overview

Name: Swiss German (Switzerland)
Native name: Schwiizertüütsch (Schwiiz)
Language: Swiss German gsw
Script: Latin Latn (implied)
Region: 🇨🇭 Switzerland CH
Maximized tag: gsw-Latn-CH
Direction: Left to right
Fallback chain: gsw-CH
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Data source: Inherits all data from gsw (CLDR default content)

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 Schwiizer Franke
Compact short: 1.2 Mio.
Compact long: 1.2 Millioone
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 km/h
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Friitig, 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: Friitig
Relative time: geschter · +3 d · -2 h
List: and: A, B und 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 ¤

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: y-MM-dd
Skeleton yMMMd: y MMM d
Skeleton yMMMEd: E, d. MMM y
Skeleton yM: y-M
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: vorm. / nam.
Eras: v. Chr. / n. Chr.

Month and weekday names

Months

Januar Jan
Februar Feb
März Mär
April Apr
Mai Mai
Juni Jun
Juli Jul
Auguscht Aug
Septämber Sep
Oktoober Okt
Novämber Nov
Dezämber Dez

Weekdays

Sunntig Su. · S
Määntig Mä. · M
Ziischtig Zi. · D
Mittwuch Mi. · M
Dunschtig Du. · D
Friitig Fr. · F
Samschtig Sa. · S

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} 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: áàăâåā æ ç éèĕêëē íìĭîïī ñ óòŏôøō œ úùŭûū ÿ