Abridged style guide for Czech

When translating, please do not copy the style of the source text. Please adhere to the style below and implement it consistently throughout the text even if the source is inconsistent or includes errors in style. The translation should read as naturally as possible—as if it were written in the target language.

Capitalization

Upper/lowercase letter after a colon:Uppercase, if followed by a full sentence
Figure in captions begins with upper/lowercase:Uppercase, Obrázek 1
Figure in running text begins with upper/lowercase:Lowercase, obrázek 1
Labels in diagrams/images begin with upper/lowercase:Lowercase
Footnotes begin with upper/lowercase:Lowercase, unless a full sentence

Punctuation

Dash type (with spaces):30 zemích – jeden standard kvality
Low and high quotation marks:„Vše o kampani ‚MOBILITY FOR HEROES‘ najdeš …“
Slashes with spaces if more than one word:chladicí kapaliny / kondenzátoru BUT: a/nebo
Parentheses within parentheses:(vodík (H2) a vody)

Numbers

Thousand separator (nonbreaking space): 9999 BUT: 10 000
Decimal separator: 2,4 ml
Exponents are superscript:100 m2
Atomic numbers in compounds are subscript:CO2
En dash for number ranges: 30–75 kg​
Unit of measure with number ranges:115–130 °C; 5–10 % (not repeated)
En dash for minus signs: −52,2
No space between numbers and +: +14,2 % BUT: 10 + 4
Nonbreaking space between numbers and >/<:> 50 km
Nonbreaking space between numbers and °C:32 °C BUT: 32°C (adj.)
Nonbreaking space between numbers and %:CO2 ze 75 % BUT: 100% koncovou kontrolou (adj.)
The abbreviation for approximately:cca
The abbreviation for circa: cca
Currency code before or after the number:9,8 miliard eur
Short date [D]. [M]. [YYYY] (with spaces):25. 1. 2021
Long date [D]. [month] [YYYY]:25. ledna 2021
Time of day [HH]:[mm]:21:30

Lists

In general, bulleted list items begin with a lowercase letter and do not end in a period, unless each item forms a complete sentence.

Note: Each list should be capitalized and punctuated consistently even if there is a mix of complete and incomplete sentences. If the list contains mostly incomplete sentences, then each item begins with a lowercase letter and does not end in a period.

Výhody:

  • dvě zařízení na výběr
  • připojení přes Wi-Fi
  • ovládání pomocí aplikace
  • Remote Service
  • velký barevný displej
  • intuitivní navádění uživatele