Telephone Number Input and Display

Checklist

Full List of Guidance Points

The following table lists all of the guidance points in order. Click on a guidance ID to find it in the guide.

ID Guideline Compliance
TID-0001 If the country code is for the UK, for example, '+44' or '0044', then it must not be displayed Mandatory
TID-0002 When displayed, the country code must always be displayed with a '+' sign in front of it Mandatory
TID-0003 When displayed, the country code must not display any leading zeros Mandatory
TID-0005 For UK telephone numbers, the area code must not be displayed with brackets around it Mandatory
TID-0006 For UK telephone numbers, the area code must be separated from subsequent numbers by a space Mandatory
TID-0008 For UK telephone numbers where the telephone and extension numbers are displayed within a single input box, the extension number must be separated from the rest of the telephone number by a single space that precedes the 'x' Mandatory
TID-0009 For UK telephone numbers, if there are more than six digits in the local number, (in other words, not the country code, area code or extension number), then a space must be inserted before the final four digits Mandatory
TID-0011 Use a free-text input box for the entry of telephone number Mandatory
TID-0012 Ensure the input box accepts formatted and unformatted entries Mandatory
TID-0013 If the number can be identified as a valid type, the input box should strip out formatting upon losing focus and replace it with a reformatted equivalent Mandatory
TID-0014 Display a reformatted entry to the user which places spaces in logical locations for readability Mandatory
TID-0015 If the number cannot be identified as a valid type, display the entry to the user as it was entered Mandatory
TID-0016 Remove the UK country code from display after it is committed Mandatory
TID-0017 Retain all other country codes Mandatory
TID-0018 Do not display UK numbers with the international prefix Mandatory
TID-0019 Display non-UK numbers with a + prefixed to the country code Mandatory
TID-0027 Use a free-text input box where extension number is input into a separate input box Mandatory