German, Austrian and Swiss German
Keep Swiss and non-Swiss conventions visible instead of applying one blanket German-language policy.
Decide what the text is meant to follow
- Is the paragraph intended for Germany, Austria or Switzerland?
- Which quotation and numeric-grouping convention is required?
- Is a spelling or brand-name occurrence quoted and intentionally retained?
Interpret the example in context
Compare the current German and Swiss German model for quote forms, grouping and currency context.
The model treats these as separate choices. Swiss German also has a targeted sharp-s review in the current locale engine. That check is not a general German spelling service; names and retained quotations still need editorial judgement.
Inspect the current plugin model
These fields describe the built-in plugin defaults. Read Language & rules for the policy actually used in your inspection; a custom team profile can differ. The defaults are not a universal style guide and do not promise equal rule coverage. Expand a specific locale to compare its expectations.
German (Germany) de-DE
German (Germany)
de-DE- Quote pairs
- „…“ ‚…‘ »…«
- Numbers
- Decimal comma; dot grouping
- Date order
- Day–month–year
- Currency
- Suffix model · €, EUR
- Short-word list
- No short-word list in this model
- Punctuation notes
- Use the rule’s actual contextual evidence
German (Austria) de-AT
German (Austria)
de-AT- Quote pairs
- „…“ ‚…‘ »…«
- Numbers
- Decimal comma; dot grouping
- Date order
- Day–month–year
- Currency
- Suffix model · €, EUR
- Short-word list
- No short-word list in this model
- Punctuation notes
- Use the rule’s actual contextual evidence
German (Switzerland) de-CH
German (Switzerland)
de-CH- Quote pairs
- «…» ‹…›
- Numbers
- Swiss grouping context
- Date order
- Day–month–year
- Currency
- Flexible position; review context · CHF, Fr., fr.
- Short-word list
- No short-word list in this model
- Punctuation notes
- Use the rule’s actual contextual evidence
Use the language evidence deliberately
- Check paragraph-language attributes, intended publication convention and actual active policy.
- Inspect representative text and read the resolved language and coverage in the panel.
- Review complete quotations, numeric source values and relevant line boundaries before any edit.
- Apply intended policy changes and inspect again. Retain intentional source differences and obtain competent language review where needed.