Blooncyclopedia:Style guide: Difference between revisions

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*Note that this only applies to spelling. [[Blooncyclopedia:Dates and timestamps|Dates and timestamps]] should always be formatted as DD/MM/YYYY regardless of the spelling standard used.

==~~Symbols~~==

==Numbers==

{{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.}}

*Use an unspaced en dash (<code>–</code>) instead of a hyphen for ranges of numbers, ranges of dates, or comparing two numbers (such as score tallies).

When not transcribing in-game text directly, numbers and quantities should be formatted in specific ways.

*Use a multiplication sign (<code>×</code>) instead of a letter "x" for multiplication or for quantities in lists of numbers.

*Numbers larger than 999 should always be delimited with commas.

*Use the unspaced en dash (<code>–</code>) instead of the hyphen for ranges of numbers, ranges of dates, or comparing two numbers (such as score tallies).

*Use the multiplication sign (<code>×</code>) instead of the letter "x" for multiplication or for quantities in lists of numbers.

{|class="wikitable"

!Incorrect

!Correct

|-

|<pre>Ground Zero has 2000 pierce</pre>

|<pre>Ground Zero has 2,000 pierce</pre>

|-

|<pre>Overdrive shoots 3x faster than Tack Sprayer</pre>

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 *Note that this only applies to spelling. [[Blooncyclopedia:Dates and timestamps|Dates and timestamps]] should always be formatted as DD/MM/YYYY regardless of the spelling standard used.
-==Symbols==
+==Numbers==
 {{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.}}
-*Use an unspaced en dash (<code>–</code>) instead of a hyphen for ranges of numbers, ranges of dates, or comparing two numbers (such as score tallies).
+When not transcribing in-game text directly, numbers and quantities should be formatted in specific ways.
-*Use a multiplication sign (<code>×</code>) instead of a letter "x" for multiplication or for quantities in lists of numbers.
+*Numbers larger than 999 should always be delimited with commas.
+*Use the unspaced en dash (<code>–</code>) instead of the hyphen for ranges of numbers, ranges of dates, or comparing two numbers (such as score tallies).
+*Use the multiplication sign (<code>×</code>) instead of the letter "x" for multiplication or for quantities in lists of numbers.
 {|class="wikitable"
 !Incorrect
 !Correct
+|-
+|<pre>Ground Zero has 2000 pierce</pre>
+|<pre>Ground Zero has 2,000 pierce</pre>
 |-
 |<pre>Overdrive shoots 3x faster than Tack Sprayer</pre>