International Phone Formats

An international phone number is a phone number for a country other than the current default country.

To enter an international phone number in a phone number field, the user must enter a plus sign (+), followed by the country code. For example, the user can enter +44. If the user does not enter a country code, then the default country code is assumed.

When a user enters an international phone number in a phone number field, the formatting of the number depends on the following:

The number of digits that the user enters
The number of digits specified for the country in the phone format

The following table describes the formatting logic.

This table describes the formatting logic for international phone numbers.
Number of Digits	Formatting Details
Same as in format	Formatted as specified.
More than in format	First digits are formatted as specified. The rest of the digits are formatted as an extension number.
Fewer than in format	Entry is accepted without an error message to accommodate phone numbers of different lengths.

If there is no phone format for the indicated country, then the number remains formatted in the same way that the user enters the number. No error message appears.