diff --git a/src/format/mod.rs b/src/format/mod.rs
index 939ad37..ff9162a 100644
--- a/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -375,29 +375,17 @@ pub fn format<'a, I>(w: &mut fmt::Formatter, date: Option<&NaiveDate>, time: Opt
                     Nanosecond3 =>
                         time.map(|t| {
                             let nano = t.nanosecond() % 1_000_000_000;
-                            if nano == 0 {
-                                write!(w, ".000")
-                            } else {
-                                write!(w, ".{:03}", nano / 1_000_000)
-                            }
+                            write!(w, ".{:03}", nano / 1_000_000)
                         }),
                     Nanosecond6 =>
                         time.map(|t| {
                             let nano = t.nanosecond() % 1_000_000_000;
-                            if nano == 0 {
-                                write!(w, ".000")
-                            } else {
-                                write!(w, ".{:06}", nano / 1_000)
-                            }
+                            write!(w, ".{:06}", nano / 1_000)
                         }),
                     Nanosecond9 =>
                         time.map(|t| {
                             let nano = t.nanosecond() % 1_000_000_000;
-                            if nano == 0 {
-                                write!(w, ".000")
-                            } else {
-                                write!(w, ".{:09}", nano)
-                            }
+                            write!(w, ".{:09}", nano)
                         }),
                     TimezoneName =>
                         off.map(|&(ref name, _)| write!(w, "{}", *name)),
@@ -420,7 +408,7 @@ pub fn format<'a, I>(w: &mut fmt::Formatter, date: Option<&NaiveDate>, time: Opt
                         } else {
                             None
                         },
-                    RFC3339 => // (almost) same to `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f%z`
+                    RFC3339 => // same to `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.f%:z`
                         if let (Some(d), Some(t), Some(&(_, off))) = (date, time, off) {
                             // reuse `Debug` impls which already print ISO 8601 format.
                             // this is faster in this way.
diff --git a/src/format/strftime.rs b/src/format/strftime.rs
index c9c4728..a4acfdb 100644
--- a/src/format/strftime.rs
+++ b/src/format/strftime.rs
@@ -110,8 +110,13 @@ Notes:
    It accounts for leap seconds, so `60` is possible.
 
 6. `%+`:
-   This one is close to, but not identical to, `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.f%z`.
-   The main differences are a colon in `%z`.
+   Same to `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%.f%:z`,
+   i.e. 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits for seconds and colons in the time zone offset.
+
+   The typical `strftime` implementations have
+   different (and locale-dependent) formats for this specifier.
+   While Chrono's format for `%+` is far more stable,
+   it is best to avoid this specifier if you want to control the exact output.
 
 7. `%s`:
    This is not padded and can be negative.
@@ -123,17 +128,20 @@ Notes:
    The default `%f` is right-aligned and always zero-padded to 9 digits
    for the compatibility with glibc and others,
    so it always counts the number of nanoseconds since the last whole second.
-   E.g. 7ms after the last second will print `007000000`, and parsing `7000000` will yield the same.
+   E.g. 7ms after the last second will print `007000000`,
+   and parsing `7000000` will yield the same.
 
    The variant `%.f` is left-aligned and print 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits
-   according to the precision. E.g. 70ms after the last second under `%.f` will print `.070`
-   (note: not `.07`), and parsing `.07`, `.070000` etc. will yield the same.
+   according to the precision.
+   E.g. 70ms after the last second under `%.f` will print `.070` (note: not `.07`),
+   and parsing `.07`, `.070000` etc. will yield the same.
    Note that they can print or read nothing if the fractional part is zero or
    the next character is not `.`.
 
-   The variant `%.3f`, `%.3f` and `%.3f` are left-aligned and print 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits
-   according to the number preceding `f`. E.g. 70ms after the last second under `%.3f` will print `.070`
-   (note: not `.07`), and parsing `.07`, `.070000` etc. will yield the same.
+   The variant `%.3f`, `%.6f` and `%.9f` are left-aligned and print 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits
+   according to the number preceding `f`.
+   E.g. 70ms after the last second under `%.3f` will print `.070` (note: not `.07`),
+   and parsing `.07`, `.070000` etc. will yield the same.
    Note that they can read nothing if the fractional part is zero or
    the next character is not `.` however will print with the specified length.
 
diff --git a/src/naive/time.rs b/src/naive/time.rs
index e4209c7..6537c55 100644
--- a/src/naive/time.rs
+++ b/src/naive/time.rs
@@ -787,12 +787,25 @@ mod tests {
         let t = NaiveTime::from_hms_nano(3, 5, 7, 98765432);
         assert_eq!(t.format("%H,%k,%I,%l,%P,%p").to_string(), "03, 3,03, 3,am,AM");
         assert_eq!(t.format("%M").to_string(), "05");
-        assert_eq!(t.format("%S,%f").to_string(), "07,098765432");
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%S,%f,%.f").to_string(), "07,098765432,.098765432");
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%.3f,%.6f,%.9f").to_string(), ".098,.098765,.098765432");
         assert_eq!(t.format("%R").to_string(), "03:05");
         assert_eq!(t.format("%T,%X").to_string(), "03:05:07,03:05:07");
         assert_eq!(t.format("%r").to_string(), "03:05:07 AM");
         assert_eq!(t.format("%t%n%%%n%t").to_string(), "\t\n%\n\t");
 
+        let t = NaiveTime::from_hms_micro(3, 5, 7, 432100);
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%S,%f,%.f").to_string(), "07,432100000,.432100");
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%.3f,%.6f,%.9f").to_string(), ".432,.432100,.432100000");
+
+        let t = NaiveTime::from_hms_milli(3, 5, 7, 210);
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%S,%f,%.f").to_string(), "07,210000000,.210");
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%.3f,%.6f,%.9f").to_string(), ".210,.210000,.210000000");
+
+        let t = NaiveTime::from_hms(3, 5, 7);
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%S,%f,%.f").to_string(), "07,000000000,");
+        assert_eq!(t.format("%.3f,%.6f,%.9f").to_string(), ".000,.000000,.000000000");
+
         // corner cases
         assert_eq!(NaiveTime::from_hms(13, 57, 9).format("%r").to_string(), "01:57:09 PM");
         assert_eq!(NaiveTime::from_hms_milli(23, 59, 59, 1_000).format("%X").to_string(),