| Format Character | Description and Associated Properties |
|---|---|
| c, C | Currency format. CurrencyNegativePattern, CurrencyPositivePattern, CurrencySymbol, CurrencyGroupSizes, CurrencyGroupSeparator, CurrencyDecimalDigits, CurrencyDecimalSeparator. |
| d, D | Decimal format. |
| e, E | Scientific (exponential) format. |
| f, F | Fixed-point format. |
| g, G | General format. |
| n, N | Number format. NumberNegativePattern, NumberGroupSizes, NumberGroupSeparator, NumberDecimalDigits, NumberDecimalSeparator. |
| r, R | Roundtrip format, which ensures that numbers converted to strings will have the same value when they are converted back to numbers. |
| x, X | Hexadecimal format. |