Every phone number should include the country code (with the + sign) so people in other countries can call or text without needing to find the international dialing prefix.
Always format phone numbers using the correct international format.
4XXXXXXXXX
❌ Figure: Bad example - Hard to read
(4XX) XXX-XXXX
❌ Figure: Bad example - Readable but missing international format
+61 (4XX) XXX-XXX
🙂 Figure: OK example - International format and readable but brackets/dashes aren't necessary
+61 4XX XXX XXXX
✅ Figure: Good example - Nice and clean with spaces
✅ Figure: Good example - Phone number formatted using the international standard
In Australia, 📱mobile numbers are in the format +61 4XX XXX XXX
In China, 📱mobile numbers are in the format +86 1XX XXXX XXXX