nl-BE

Flemish · Vlaams

nl-BE is the locale for Flemish (Vlaams). Numbers are written 1.234.567,891, short dates look like 27/03/2026, times like 15:04, and EUR amounts like € 1.234.567,89. Text runs left to right.

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

Short date27/03/2026d/MM/y

Short time15:04HH:mm

Currency (EUR)€ 1.234.567,89

DirectionLTRLatin

Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name: Flemish
Native name: Vlaams
Language: Dutch nl
Script: Latin Latn (implied)
Region: 🇧🇪 Belgium BE
Maximized tag: nl-Latn-NL
Direction: Left to right
Fallback chain: nl-BE
nl
root
Data source: Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

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

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (EUR): € 1.234.567,89
Accounting: (€ 1.234.567,89)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 euro
Compact short: 1,2 mln.
Compact long: 1,2 miljoen
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometer per uur
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: vrijdag 27 maart 2026
Date, long: 27 maart 2026
Date, medium: 27 mrt 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mrt 2026, 15:04
Month and year: maart 2026
Weekday: vrijdag
Relative time: gisteren · over 3 dagen · 2 uur geleden
List: and: A, B en C
List: or: A, B of 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: d MMM y
Date, short: d/MM/y
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: a.m. / p.m.
Eras: v.Chr. / n.Chr.

Month and weekday names

Months

januari jan
februari feb
maart mrt
april apr
mei mei
juni jun
juli jul
augustus aug
september sep
oktober okt
november nov
december dec

Weekdays

zondag zo · Z
maandag ma · M
dinsdag di · D
woensdag wo · W
donderdag do · D
vrijdag vr · V
zaterdag za · Z

Plural rules

Cardinal

Category	Rule	Examples
one	`i = 1 and v = 0`	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} en {1}
Exemplar letters: aáä b c d eéë f g h iíï {ij}{íj́} j k l m n oóö p q r s t uúü v w x y z
Auxiliary letters: àâåã æ ç èê î ñ ôø œ ùû ýÿ
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