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My preferred (and thus proposed) style rules for numbers, units, currencies, times (not dates).

Manual of Style: Numbers and Units
Do Don’t Comment
1.231.23 1,231,23 decimal point
1.231.23 1·231·23
1 0001 000 10001000 not for years
1 0001 000 1,0001,000 debatable
1 000 0001 000 000 10 00 00010 00 000 Indic
1 0001 000 1’0001’000
−1−1 -1-1 same width and vertical position
+1+1 + 1+ 1
1 + 2 = 31 + 2 = 3 1+2=31+2=3
½½ 1/21/2 if available; debatable
1+1⁄2{{frac|1|1|2}} 1½1½ experimental, debatable
1⁄2{{frac|1|2}} ½½
1+1⁄2{{frac|1|1|2}} 3⁄2{{frac|3|2}}
1 m × 1 m = 1 m²1 m × 1 m = 1 m² 1 m · 1 m = 1 m²1 m · 1 m = 1 m² vector, geometric
1.23×10121.23{{e|12}} 1.23 · 10121.23 · 10<sup>12</sup>
1.23 · 10121.23 &middot; 10<sup>12</sup> 1.23 × 10121.23 &times; 10<sup>12</sup> scalar
1.23 · 10121.23 · 10<sup>12</sup> 1.23E+121.23E+12
1.23E+121.23E+12 1.23E121.23E12
1.23E+121.23E+12 1.23 E+121.23 E+12
1.23E+121.23E+12 1.23e+121.23e+12
FF16FF{{base|16}} FF16FF<sub>16</sub> experimental; debatable
FF16FF<sub>16</sub> 0xFF0xFF
FF16FF<sub>16</sub> FFhFFh
FF16FF<sub>16</sub> FFhexFF<sub>hex</sub>
1.23 USD1.23 USD USD 1.23USD 1.23
1.23 USD1.23 USD 1.23 US$1.23 US$
1.23 USD1.23 USD 1.23 $1.23 $
1.23 USD1.23 USD $1.23$1.23
1.23 USD1.23 USD 1$231$23
1 m1&nbsp;m 1 m1 m non-breaking space, left out in subsequent examples
1 m1&nbsp;m 1m1m
1 °C1&nbsp;°C 1°C1°C
1 °C1 °C 1 ℃1 &#x2103;
1°1° 1 °1&nbsp;° also %
1′, 1″1&prime;, 1&Prime; 1', 1"1', 1"
1°23′45″1°23′45″ 1 ° 23 ′ 45 ″1 ° 23 ′ 45 ″
12:34:5612:34:56 12h34m56s12h34m56s
01:23:4501:23:45 1:23:451:23:45
12:3412:34 12.34 PM12.34 PM
12.34 PM12.34 PM 12.34 p.m.12.34 p.m.
12.34 PM12.34 PM 12.34 pm12.34 pm
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 January 20003 January 2000 linking debatable
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 Jan 20003 Jan 2000
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 JAN 20003 JAN 2000
3 January 20003 January 2000 03 January 200003 January 2000
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 January 003 January 00
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 January ’003 January ’00
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 January, 20003 January, 2000
3 January 20003 January 2000 3. January 20003. January 2000 debatable
3 January 20003 January 2000 3rd January 20003rd January 2000
3 January 20003 January 2000 January 3rd, 2000January 3rd, 2000
3 January 20003 January 2000 2000, January 3rd2000, January 3rd
3 January 20003 January 2000 2000-01-032000-01-03 except in tables
3 January 20003 January 2000 3 January 20003 January 2000
2000-01-032000-01-03 2000010320000103
2000-01-032000-01-03 2000/01/032000/01/03
2000-01-032000-01-03 2000-03-012000-03-01
2000-01-032000-01-03 2000-1-32000-1-3
2000-01-032000-01-03 01-03-200001-03-2000
2000-01-032000-01-03 03-01-200003-01-2000
2000-01-032000-01-03 00-01-0300-01-03
−2000&minus;2000 2000 BC2000 BC debatable
−2000&minus;2000 2000 BCE2000 BCE
2000 BC2000 BC 2000 BCE2000 BCE
1 m1 m 1 m''1 m''
1 m1 m 1 mtr.1 mtr.
2 m2 m 2 ms2 ms
1 km1 km 1 000 m1 000 m
1 m²1 m² 1 m21 m<sup>2</sup> if possible; debatable
1 m²1 m&sup2; 1 sq.m1 sq.m
1 m³1 m&sup3; 1 cu.m1 cu.m
1 N·m1 N&middot;m 1 Nm1 Nm
1 N·m1 N&middot;m 1 N m1 N m
1 N·m1 N&middot;m 1 N.m1 N.m
1 N·m1 N&middot;m 1 N-m1 N-m
1 kg/(m·s²)1 kg/(m·s²) 1 kg/m·s²1 kg/m·s² syntactically incorrect
1 kg/(m·s²)1 kg/(m·s²) 1 kg/m/s²1 kg/m/s² syntactically correct
1 kg/(m·s²)1 kg/(m·s²) 1 kg·m−1·s−21 kg·m<sup>−1</sup>·s<sup>−2</sup>
1 kg/(m·s²)1 kg/(m·s²) 1 kg⁄m·s²1 {{frac|kg|m·s²}}
1 kg/(m·s²)1 kg/(m·s²) <math>1\,\frac{\mathrm{kg}}{\mathrm{m} \cdot \mathrm{s}^2}</math>
1 in1 in 1 in.1 in. debatable
1 in1 in 1″1″
1 ft 2 in1 ft 2 in 1.2 ft1.2 ft
1 ft 2 in1 ft 2 in 1ft21ft2
meters per second meters/second
1000 bit = 1 kbit1000 bit = 1 kbit 1024 bit = 1 kbit1024 bit = 1 kbit
1024 bit = 1 Kibit1024 bit = 1 Kibit 1024 bit = 1 kbit1024 bit = 1 kbit
1 kHz1 kHz 1 kbit/s1 kbit/s
1 kbit/s1 kbit/s 1 Kbit/s1 Kbit/s
1 kbit/s1 kbit/s 1 kb/s1 kb/s
1 kbit/s1 kbit/s 1 kbps1 kbps
8 bit = 1 byte8 bit = 1 byte 8 b = 1 B8 b = 1 B
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