https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=120548
--- Comment #3 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> --- So the fix needs to also check for a leading ' ' as the sign character: --- a/libstdc++-v3/include/std/format +++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/std/format @@ -2398,9 +2398,16 @@ namespace __format const size_t __r = __str.size() - __e; // Length of remainder. auto __overwrite = [&](_CharT* __p, size_t) { // Apply grouping to the digits before the radix or exponent. - auto __end = std::__add_grouping(__p, __np.thousands_sep(), + int __off = 0; + if (auto __c = __str.front(); __c == '-' || __c == '+' || __c == ' ') + { + *__p = __c; + __off = 1; + } + auto __end = std::__add_grouping(__p + __off, __np.thousands_sep(), __grp.data(), __grp.size(), - __str.data(), __str.data() + __e); + __str.data() + __off, + __str.data() + __e); if (__r) // If there's a fractional part or exponent { if (__d != __str.npos)