# Statistics showing in symbols, not numbers

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/statistics-showing-in-symbols-not-numbers/129223>\
**Category:** Scrivener for Windows\
**Tags:** support, localisation\
**Created:** [July 27, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/statistics-showing-in-symbols-not-numbers/129223 "2022-07-27T02:08:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LAJ21](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@LAJ21](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/LAJ21)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/statistics-showing-in-symbols-not-numbers/129223/1 "2022-07-27T02:08:19Z")

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I have a new computer running Windows 11. Upon reloading Scrivener 3 there’s an issue with the font for the statistics. No other fonts are affected except on the About Scrivener page. Notice the date: Version: 3.1.1.0 (1463331) 64-bit - ٠٣ Nov ٢٠٢١

I don’t know if this is a Windows/system issue or just Scrivener. Any suggestions are welcome.

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**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/statistics-showing-in-symbols-not-numbers/129223/2 "2022-10-10T09:07:06Z")

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Are no other dates in the software showing that way? A place you can check is the Metadata inspector pane, at the very top.

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**Author:** ![LAJ21](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@LAJ21](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/LAJ21)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/statistics-showing-in-symbols-not-numbers/129223/3 "2022-10-10T13:30:03Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion, Amber. Problem was solved in August, but I forgot I posted here, and should have returned to post the solution. Once the anomaly showed up in one other program, I realize it was a Windows, not Scrivener setting. It took a lot of looking but I finally discovered I had a non-English format clicked in the “Standard digits” setting in my new Windows 11. Found with a search in Settings for “language”, then Administrative language settings/Formats/Additional settings.

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**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/statistics-showing-in-symbols-not-numbers/129223/4 "2022-10-10T16:20:17Z")

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Glad to hear you got it sorted out. The software does indeed check the system for date and other localisation settings, so that makes sense.