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# Number Formatting
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ECMA-376 includes general guidelines for number formatting specifiers. `MS-XLS`
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has a sketch ABNF grammar
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### Auto-Correcting Number Formats
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Google Sheets and other third party writers employ number formats that are do
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not follow the formal grammar. Excel will transparently auto-correct them when
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round-tripping. Some of the known autocorrections are listed below:
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| Format | Correction |
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|:-------|:-----------|
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| `d.m` | `d\.m` |
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[](https://github.com/SheetJS/notes)
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