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make floating point string formatting a MUST
Although readers may be ready to handle other formats.
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#### Number Tags Formatting
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`TagString` fields that require a floating-point number **SHOULD** use the "." mark instead of the "," mark.
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Only ASCII numbers "0" to "9" and the "." character **SHOULD** be used.
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`TagString` fields that require a floating-point number **MUST** use the "." mark instead of the "," mark.
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Only ASCII numbers "0" to "9" and the "." character **MUST** be used.
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The "." separator represents the boundary between the integer value and the decimal parts.
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If the string doesn't contain the "." separator, the value is an integer value.
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Thousandths separators **SHOULD NOT** be used.
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Thousandths separators **MUST NOT** be used.
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To display it differently for another locale, applications **SHOULD** support auto
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To display it differently for another locale, applications **MUST** support auto
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replacement on display.
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In legacy media containers, it is possible that the "," separator or the thousandths separators might have been used.
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#### Country Code Tags Formatting
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`TagString` fields that use a Country Code **MUST** use the Matroska countries form defined in [@!RFC9559, section 13],

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