# Numeric format strings
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The following numeric format strings apply to functions such as TO\_NUMBER and TO\_CHAR. 
+ For examples of formatting strings as numbers, see [TO\_NUMBER](TO_NUMBER.md).
+ For examples of formatting numbers as strings, see [TO\_CHAR](TO_CHAR.md).


| Format  | Description  | 
| --- | --- | 
| 9  | Numeric value with the specified number of digits.  | 
| 0  | Numeric value with leading zeros.  | 
| . (period), D  | Decimal point.  | 
| , (comma)  | Thousands separator.  | 
| CC  | Century code. For example, the 21st century started on 2001-01-01 (supported for TO\_CHAR only).  | 
| FM | Fill mode. Suppress padding blanks and zeroes. | 
| PR  | Negative value in angle brackets.  | 
| S  | Sign anchored to a number.  | 
| L  | Currency symbol in the specified position.  | 
| G  | Group separator.  | 
| MI  | Minus sign in the specified position for numbers that are less than 0.  | 
| PL  | Plus sign in the specified position for numbers that are greater than 0.  | 
| SG  | Plus or minus sign in the specified position.  | 
| RN  | Roman numeral between 1 and 3999 (supported for TO\_CHAR only).  | 
| TH or th  | Ordinal number suffix. Does not convert fractional numbers or values that are less than zero.  |