Internationalization — Number formatting
Number formatting is done with the {{jsxref("Intl.NumberFormat")}} object.
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Number formatting is done with the {{jsxref("Intl.NumberFormat")}} object. The NumberFormat object accepts inputs in the form of numbers, strings, or BigInt values. Passing a string or BigInt instead of a number allows you to format numbers that are too large or too small to be represented precisely as a JavaScript number.
Common use cases of localized number formatting are as follows
Output the number in another numbering system (script), such as Chinese, Arabic, or Roman. Output the number with locale-specific conventions, such as the decimal symbol ("." in English, but "," in many European cultures), or digit grouping (3 digits in English, but may be 4 or 2 in other cultures, and may use ",", " ", or "."). Output the number with exponential notation such as "3.7 million" or "2 thousand". Output the number as a currency, applying specific currency symbols and rounding rules. For exam
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