Why is 0 written as zero?
In English, 0 has its own word: zero. It is not built from tens, hundreds, or scale names, so the correct word form for 0 is zero.
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0 in words is zero.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | zero |
| British English | zero |
In English, 0 has its own word: zero. It is not built from tens, hundreds, or scale names, so the correct word form for 0 is zero.