ICU Locale “Swiss German (Switzerland)” (gsw_CH)
General Information
| Property | Value | 
|---|---|
| Base locale ID | gsw_CH | 
| Language | gsw | 
| Country | CH | 
| Display name | Swiss German (Switzerland) | 
| Display name with dialect | Swiss German (Switzerland) | 
| Character orientation | left-to-right | 
| Line orientation | top-to-bottom | 
| ISO 639-2/T language code | gsw | 
| Java Locale | gsw-CH | 
| Other data sources | compare | 
Numbers
| Property | Value | 
|---|---|
| Currency symbol | CHF | 
| Decimal separator | . | 
| Digit | # | 
| Exponent separator | E | 
| Grouping separator | ’ | 
| Infinity | ∞ | 
| International currency symbol | CHF | 
| Minus sign | − | 
| Monetary decimal separator | . | 
| NaN | NaN | 
| Pad escape | * | 
| Pattern Separator | ; | 
| Percent | % | 
| Per mill | ‰ | 
| Plus sign | + | 
| Significant digit | @ | 
| Zero digit | 0 | 
Dates
| Property | Value(s) | 
|---|---|
| AM/PM Strings | am Vormittag, am Namittag | 
| Eras | v. Chr., n. Chr. | 
| Era names | v. Chr., n. Chr. | 
| Months | Januar, Februar, März, April, Mai, Juni, Juli, Auguscht, Septämber, Oktoober, Novämber, Dezämber | 
| Short months | Jan, Feb, Mär, Apr, Mai, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Okt, Nov, Dez | 
| Short weekdays | Su., Mä., Zi., Mi., Du., Fr., Sa. | 
| Weekdays | Sunntig, Määntig, Ziischtig, Mittwuch, Dunschtig, Friitig, Samschtig | 
| Format | Pattern | 
| Date.3 | Example: 31.10.25 Pattern: dd.MM.yy Local Pattern: dd.MM.yy | 
| Date.2 | Example: 31.10.2025 Pattern: dd.MM.y Local Pattern: dd.MM.y | 
| Date.1 | Example: 31. Oktoober 2025 Pattern: d. MMMM y Local Pattern: d. MMMM y | 
| Date.0 | Example: Friitig, 31. Oktoober 2025 Pattern: EEEE, d. MMMM y Local Pattern: EEEE, d. MMMM y | 
Also see the list of time zones.
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Parent: Swiss German (gsw)