0046

0046 is a numeric string that is most widely recognized in association with international telephone numbering. In this context, it forms the combination of an international access prefix with a country code used to reach Sweden. The country code for Sweden is 46, and when the international prefix (such as 00) is added, the full sequence becomes 0046. In modern dialing formats, the same destination is commonly written as +46.

In telecommunications practice, 0046 is used to call Swedish phone numbers from countries that use 00 as their international dialing prefix. For example, from many European countries you would dial 00 46 followed by the Swedish number, omitting the leading zero that Sweden uses for local area codes (for instance, 08 becomes 46 8 when dialing internationally). The form +46 is standard in mobile devices, contact lists, and international dialing guides, where the plus sign represents the appropriate international prefix.

Beyond telephone dialing, 0046 may appear as a numeric string in various contexts, such as model numbers, catalog identifiers, product codes, or file naming. In those cases, 0046 does not denote any single universally recognized entity; its meaning depends on the specific domain or system in which it is used.

See also: Sweden country code, international dialing codes, E.164 numbering plan, +46.