Currency Formatting in JavaScript &  TypeScript

The simplest way to format numbers and floats as currency strings in JavaScript and TypeScript.

There’s a simple, native way to format numbers and floats as currency strings in JavaScript. I’ve seen all kinds of approaches to this common scenario. The toLocaleString method is built-in to JavaScript, 100% supported in majority browsers, and requires no external libraries or dependencies. I’d recommend it as the best approach to take if you want to format a price in JavaScript or TypeScript in one of the following common USD formats.

Display as US Dollars & Cents: $0,000.00

const amount = 2500;

amount.toLocaleString("en-US", {
  style: "currency",
  currency: "USD"
});

// "$2,500.00"

Display as Rounded US Dollars: $0,000

const amount = 2500;

amount.toLocaleString("en-US", {
  style: "currency",
  currency: "USD",
  minimumFractionDigits: 0,
});

// "$2,500"

For more information check out the official toLocaleString documentation, it can be used to display numbers and floats in many other international and localized formats.

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