Template:Spellnum/doc

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This template uses Lua: Module:ConvertNumeric (sandbox)

The Template:Spellnum spells the number in parameter 1 as the equivalent words in English. It shows how to say a specific number, such as: 2,024 – "two thousand twenty-four". The largest number supported is over 20 trillion (20×10¹²), with up to 5 decimal digits: 20,999,999,999,999.12345. Any commas in the input are ignored.

Usage:  {{spellnum|345}}          → three hundred forty-five

{{spellnum|345|sp=en}} → three hundred and forty-five   (has "and")

{{spellnum|0.64}}   → zero point six four

{{spellnum|12.015|case=u}} → Twelve point zero one five

{{spellnum|946000121}} → nine hundred forty-six million one hundred and twenty-one

{{spellnum|33+1/2}}     → thirty-three point five

{{spellnum|2450|adj=on}}   → two-thousand-four-hundred-and-fifty

{{spellnum|876000200000}}   → eight hundred seventy-six billion two hundred thousand

{{spellnum|876E9}}   → eight hundred seventy-six billion

{{spellnum|5E9}}   → five billion

{{spellnum|1.32E13}}   → thirteen trillion two hundred billion

Optional parameters are:

case=U (or: case=L) – show as upper-case capital or lower-case.

sp=en (or: sp=us)   – show British variant spellings with "and".

adj=on   – show adjective form, with hyphens between words.

• Template:Spellnum per MOS - applies the guidance of WP:NUMERAL to determine when a number should be spelled out