How numbers are written
How your organization selects the number format, why the default groups digits with a space, and how exports and dates differ from the screen.
Where to find it:your-organization.conta.financeOrganization settingsPreferencesNumber format
Conta Finance writes every number in one format, and your organization selects it. The format sets the separator between the thousands and the decimal separator. The default is the international format, which groups the digits in threes with a space.
The four formats
The number format is a setting of the organization. It applies to every number in the app, for everybody in the organization.
| Option | Name | Between thousands | Decimal separator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 234.56 (the default) | International, decimal point | A space | A point |
| 1 234,56 | International, decimal comma | A space | A comma |
| 1,234.56 | US and UK | A comma | A point |
| 1.234,56 | Continental European | A point | A comma |
To change it:
- Open the organization menu at the top of the sidebar and select Organization settings.
- In Number format, select the option you want.
You need access to change the preferences of the organization. See Organization settings.
Why the default groups digits with a space
With the default format, a large number reads like this: 1 234 567.89.
A point or a comma between the thousands means different things to different readers. For one reader 1.234 is one thousand two hundred and thirty-four. For another it is one point two three four. A space has one meaning only, so the two international formats read the same in every country.
Select US and UK or Continental European when everybody who reads your books uses that convention. The format belongs to the organization, not to each person, so two people never read the same figure in two ways.
A number never breaks across two lines, so it always stays in one piece.
Some numbers are not quantities, so they are never grouped: a year, an id, a chain id or a version. You read 2026, not 2 026.
Amounts you type
Type an amount in the format of your organization. This applies to the amount of Adjust balance, the bounds of Filter values, the reconciliation tolerance and the minimum value to sync with the ERP.
- With the two international formats, a point or a comma is the decimal separator.
- With the other two formats, each separator means what it means on screen. With
1.234,56, the text1.234is one thousand two hundred and thirty-four.
The app never guesses. It does not take an amount that it cannot read in your format, for example 0.5 when the decimal separator is a comma, and it saves nothing.
The price and amount fields of the windows where you add a transaction or set a token price are number fields of your browser. They follow the browser, not this setting, and they take no separator between the thousands.
Exported files carry no grouping
A file is input for a spreadsheet, not text to read. A separator between the thousands would reach the spreadsheet as text, or as another number, and it could not add the cells. So an exported file, with every format:
- never groups the thousands,
- keeps every decimal the value has,
- uses the decimal separator of your format in a CSV file.
The CSV delimiter follows the decimal separator, because a decimal comma cannot also separate the fields:
| Number format | A number in a CSV file | Between fields |
|---|---|---|
| 1 234.56 | 1234.56 | , (comma) |
| 1 234,56 | 1234,56 | ; (semicolon) |
| 1,234.56 | 1234.56 | , (comma) |
| 1.234,56 | 1234,56 | ; (semicolon) |
An Excel file holds real numbers. Excel shows them in its own format, and the setting does not apply to it. See Export data.
Token amounts
The examples of this section use the default format.
The Transactions table shows a token amount with about six significant digits and drops the zeros at the end: 399.56, not 399.5599. Gas keeps six decimals. The expanded movements show four or six decimals. An exported file keeps the full amount.
A value that is not known
When a value is not known, for example a token with no price, the app shows a dash or No price. It never shows zero in its place, and it never adds up a partial sum. A total with one unknown part is unknown too.
Dates and times
Conta Finance records each transaction at its time in UTC. These dates and times are in UTC, not in your own time zone:
- The dates and times of the Transactions page and of the transaction details window.
- The Date column of a token gains and losses report.
- The Date (UTC) column of the Transactions export.
- The time a saved reportA copy of the gains and losses figures, stored under a name. Nothing calculates it again, so it never changes. was created.
A month is written as a name, such as 24 Aug 2026 11:50, so nobody has to count to know which month 08 is. Date filters and the transaction details window use 2026-08-24 11:50.
The date in the name of an exported file is the exception. It is the day on your computer's clock, so the file name matches the day you exported it.