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{{hat|Note: In the visual editor, these symbols can be inserted from the symbols toolbar by clicking on the "Ω" button. In the source editor, they can be inserted from the "special characters" tab.}} | {{hat|Note: In the visual editor, these symbols can be inserted from the symbols toolbar by clicking on the "Ω" button. In the source editor, they can be inserted from the "special characters" tab.}} | ||
When not transcribing in-game text directly, numbers and quantities should be formatted in specific ways. | When not transcribing in-game text directly, numbers and quantities should be formatted in specific ways. | ||
*Numbers | *Numbers with more than three digits should always be delimited with commas, e.g. "1,000" instead of "1000". | ||
*Use unspaced en dashes (<code>–</code>) instead of hyphens for ranges of numbers, ranges of dates, or comparing two numbers (such as score tallies). | *Use unspaced en dashes (<code>–</code>) instead of hyphens for ranges of numbers, ranges of dates, or comparing two numbers (such as score tallies). | ||
*Use hyphens (<code>-</code>) for notating [[upgrade]] tiers, e.g. "0-0-0 [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]]". | *Use hyphens (<code>-</code>) for negative numbers, as in "-15%", or notating [[upgrade]] tiers, e.g. "0-0-0 [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]]". | ||
*Use multiplication signs (<code>×</code>) instead of the letter "x" for multiplication or for quantities in lists of numbers. | *Use multiplication signs (<code>×</code>) instead of the letter "x" for multiplication or for quantities in lists of numbers. | ||
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