# Intl.NumberFormat() constructor — Other options

> notation : The formatting that should be displayed for the number.

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notation : The formatting that should be displayed for the number. Possible values are: "standard" (default) : Plain number formatting. "scientific" : Return the order-of-magnitude for formatted number. "engineering" : Return the exponent of ten when divisible by three. "compact" : String representing exponent; defaults to using the "short" form. compactDisplay : Only used when notation is "compact". Possible values are "short" and "long"; the default is "short". useGrouping : Whether to use grouping separators, such as thousands separators or thousand/lakh/crore separators. "always" : Display grouping separators even if the locale prefers otherwise. "auto" : Display grouping separators based on the locale preference, which may also be dependent on the currency. "min2" : Display grouping separators when there are at least 2 digits in a group. true : Same as "always". false : Display no grouping separators.

signDisplay : When to display the sign for the number. Possible values are: "auto" (default) : Sign display for negative numbers only, including negative zero. "always" : Always display sign. "exceptZero" : Sign display for positive and negative numbers, but not zero. "negative" : Sign display for negative numbers only, excluding negative zero. "never" : Never display sign.

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