Abridged style guide for Greek
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: | Usually uppercase |
Figure in captions begins with upper/lowercase: | Uppercase, Εικόνα 1 |
Figure in running text begins with upper/lowercase: | Uppercase, Εικόνα 1 |
Labels in diagrams/images begin with upper/lowercase: | Uppercase |
Footnotes begin with upper/lowercase: | Lowercase, unless it is a full sentence |
Punctuation
Dash type (with spaces): | 30 χώρες – ένα πρότυπο ποιότητας |
Guillemets (outer) and high quotation marks (inner): | «την πρωτοβουλία “MOBILITY FOR HEROES” … » |
Slashes without spaces: | εδρανο ραβδου/κεντρικο εδρανο |
Parentheses within parentheses: | (υδρογόνο [H2] και νερό) |
Numbers
Thousand separator: | 9.000 and 260.000 m2 |
Decimal separator: | 2,4 ml |
Exponents are superscript: | 100 m2 |
Atomic numbers in compounds are subscript: | CO2 |
Hyphen (with nonbreaking spaces) for number ranges: | 30 – 75 kg |
Unit of measure with number ranges: | 115°C – 130°C and 5% – 10% |
En dash for minus signs: | −52,2 |
No space between numbers and +: | +14,2% BUT: 10 + 4 |
Nonbreaking space between numbers and >/<: | > 50 km |
No space between numbers and °C: | 32°C |
No space between numbers and %: | 14,2% |
The abbreviation for approximately: | περ. |
The abbreviation for circa: | περ. |
Currency code before or after the number: | +53,8 εκατ. ευρώ |
Short date [DD]/[M]/[YYYY]: | 25/1/2021 |
Long date [D] [month] [YYYY]: | 25 Ιανουαρίου 2021 |
Time of day [HH]:[mm]: | 21:30 |
Lists
In general, bulleted list items begin with a capital letter and only end in a period if most items form a complete sentence.
Πλεονεκτηματα:
- Δύο συσκευές για επιλογή
- Συνδεσιμότητα μέσω Wifi
- Έλεγχος μέσω εφαρμογής
- Απομακρυσμένη υπηρεσία
- Μεγάλη, έγχρωμη οθόνη
- Διαισθητική καθοδήγηση χρήστη