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=== Syntax of format specifiers ===
The format specifier consists of a percent sign (''%''), followed by one or more of these elements, in order: 

{| class="wikitable"
| <center>'''Order'''</center>
| '''Type'''
| '''Values'''
| <center>'''Description'''</center>

|-
| <center>1.</center>
| Sign
| + or -
| Optional. Forces a sign (+ or -) to be used on a number. By default, only the – sign is used on a number if it's negative. This specifier forces positive numbers to have the + sign attached as well.

|-
| <center>2.</center>
| Padding
| <nowiki><space></nowiki>

or 0

<nowiki>or '<char></nowiki>
| Optional. Character to be used for padding the results to the correct string size. May be a space character or a ''0'' (zero character). The default is to pad with spaces. An alternative padding character can be specified by prefixing it with a single quote (''''').

|-
| <center>3.</center>
| Alignment
| <nowiki><null>
or -</nowiki>
| Optional. Determines if the result should be left-justified or right-justified. The default is right-justified; a ''-'' character here will make it left-justified. 

|-
| <center>4.</center>
| Width
| Number
| Optional. Number of characters (minimum) that the conversion should result in. 

|-
| <center>5.</center>
| Precision
| Number
| Optional. Number of decimal digits that should be displayed for floating-point numbers. When using this specifier on a string, it acts as a cutoff point, setting a maximum character limit to the string. 

|-
| rowspan="13" | <center>6.</center>
| rowspan="13" | Type
| colspan="2" | Mandatory. The type of the argument data. Possible types are:

|-
| <center>%</center>
| A literal percent character. No argument is required

|-
| <center>b</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a binary number.

|-
| <center>c</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as the character with that ASCII value.

|-
| <center>d</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a signed decimal number.

|-
| <center>e</center>
| The argument is treated as scientific notation (e.g. 1.2e+2). The precision specifier stands for the number of digits after the decimal point since PHP 5.2.1. In earlier versions, it was taken as the number of significant digits (one less).

|-
| <center>u</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as an unsigned decimal number.

|-
| <center>f</center>
| The argument is treated as a float and presented as a floating-point number (locale aware).

|-
| <center>F</center>
| The argument is treated as a float and presented as a floating-point number (non-locale aware).

|-
| <center>o</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as an octal number.

|-
| <center>s</center>
| The argument is treated and presented as a string.

|-
| <center>x</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a hexadecimal number (with lowercase letters).

|-
| <center>X</center>
| The argument is treated as an integer and presented as a hexadecimal number (with uppercase letters).

|}