Format Syntax > Literal Characters
 
Literal Characters
In any format specification, you can include literal characters. They will be output “as is” when formatting a value.
Symbols
A literal character is specified by one of the three methods below:
*\c Prefix the character with a back slash.
*“abc” Enclose a string of characters in double-quotes.
*Any character that is not a special symbol, or cannot be part of one, is considered as being a literal character.
Examples
Value
Format
Result
1234.5
#,##0.0# Frs
1 234.5 Frs
1234.5
#,##0.0# “Frs”
1 234.5 Frs
1234.5
#,##0.0# \F\r\s
1 234.5 Frs
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