Typography Rules · practical reference

Multilingual Switzerland

Use the mixed Swiss option deliberately and inspect language-specific text rather than assuming a regional label resolves every paragraph.

Decide what the text is meant to follow

  • Would accurate paragraph languages provide clearer evidence than one mixed policy?
  • Are the amount and grouping consistent with the intended source?
  • Is a local quote form an intentional language choice?

Interpret the example in context

Two Swiss language sections can legitimately use distinct wording and quotation conventions.

The mixed Swiss model supports a defined set of quote forms and Swiss-oriented numeric/currency context. It is not a language detector or translator. Use paragraph evidence and a competent editorial review when one broad policy does not describe the text adequately.

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.

Switzerland (multilingual) mul-CH

Switzerland (multilingual)

mul-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

  1. Check paragraph-language attributes, intended publication convention and actual active policy.
  2. Inspect representative text and read the resolved language and coverage in the panel.
  3. Review complete quotations, numeric source values and relevant line boundaries before any edit.
  4. Apply intended policy changes and inspect again. Retain intentional source differences and obtain competent language review where needed.

Continue with the current workflow

Compare two locale models → · Choose a language policy →