Regional standards
Week
The first day of the week should be adjusted according to local standards.
| Standard type | First day of the week | Applicable region |
|---|---|---|
| ISO standard | Mon | Eurasia |
| North American standard | Sunday | American continent |
| Islamic standard | Sat | Middle East |
① ISO standard
② North American standard
③ Islamic standard
Year/month/day
| English | Chinese |
|---|---|
| YYYY/MM/DD （2020/03/12） | YYYY/MM/DD (2020/03/12) |
| YY/MM/DD（20/03/12） | |
| MM/DD （03/12） | MM/DD (03/12) |
Time
In the case of 12-hour mode, the descriptions of morning and afternoon should be displayed in different places according to cultural differences.
| 24-hour mode | 00:00 | 00:01 | 09:01 | 12:00 | 12:01 | 21:01 | 23:59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-hour mode (Chinese: Simplified/Traditional) | 12:00 AM | 12:01 AM | 9:01 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:01 PM | 9:01 PM | 11:59 PM |
| 12-hour mode (other) | 12:00 AM | 12:01 AM | 9:01 AM | 12:00 PM | 12:01 PM | 9:01 PM | 11:59 PM |
Note the half-width spaces between the time and AM/PM signs.
Multilingual localization reference
| Sample | French(FR) | German(DE) | Spanish (ES) | Italian(IT) | Brazilian Portuguese(PT-BR) | Russian(RU) | Polish(PL) | Ukrainian(UK) | Japanese(JA) | Korean(KO) | Arabic(AR) | Turkish(TR) | Hebrew(HE) | Thai(TH) | Vietnamese(VI) | Czech(CS) | Indonesian(ID) | Greek(EL) | Serbian(SR_RS) | Catalan(ca-ES) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 AM | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 a.m. or 9:00 | 9:00 AM | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 AM | 오전 9시 or 9 am | 9:00 صباحًا | 9:00 ÖÖ | 9:00 | 9:00 น. | 9:00 SA | 9:00 | 9:00 pagi or 9:00 | 9:00 π.μ. | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| 9 PM | 21:00 | 21:00 | 9:00 p.m. or 21:00 | 9:00 PM | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 9:00 PM | 오후 9시 or 9 pm | 9:00 مساءً | 9:00 ÖS | 21:00 | 21:00 น. | 9:00 CH | 21:00 | 9:00 sore or 21:00 | 9:00 μ.μ. | 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 24-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | Both 12-hour and 24-hour modes support switchable displays. | 12-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 12-hour mode only | 12-hour mode only | 12-hour mode only | 12-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 12-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | Both 12-hour and 24-hour modes support switchable displays. | 12-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only | 24-hour mode only |
Remarks: Countries that use 12-hour mode only can switch to 24-hour mode in the 9:00 format. Countries that use 24-hour mode only can switch to 12-hour mode in the 9PM format. The rest can be localized as required.
Time abbreviations
Time abbreviations are used to display the current time in some scenarios. The display of AM or PM is not required.
| 24-hour mode | 00:00 | 00:01 | 09:01 | 12:00 | 12:01 | 21:01 | 23:59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-hour mode (Chinese: Simplified/Traditional) | 12:00 | 12:01 | 9:01 | 12:00 | 12:01 | 9:01 | 11:59 |
| 12-hour mode (other) | 12:00 | 12:01 | 9:01 | 12:00 | 12:01 | 9:01 | 11:59 |