# Formats (/docs/formats)



The Formats page shows one set of values the way your language writes them: dates, times, numbers,
money and the direction of the text.

<Tabs items="['English', 'Español']">
  <Tab value="English">
    ![The Formats page in English](/media/formats.png)
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Español">
    ![La página de formatos en español](/media/formats-es.png)
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## A short tour [#a-short-tour]

<video src="/media/formats-tour.webm" preload="metadata" width="1280" height="900" className="rounded-lg border" />

## Change the language [#change-the-language]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### Open the language menu [#open-the-language-menu]

    Choose the language button in the top bar.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Pick a language [#pick-a-language]

    The page reloads in that language, at the same address with its language code (`/es/formats`).
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Read the values again [#read-the-values-again]

    Dates, numbers and money now follow that language's rules, as the
    [Unicode CLDR](https://cldr.unicode.org/) defines them.
  </Step>
</Steps>