Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global objects/Number/toFixed
The toFixed() method formats a number using fixed-point notation.
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Syntax
numObj.toFixed([digits])
Parameters
digitsOptional- The number of digits to appear after the decimal point; this may be a value between
0and20, inclusive, and implementations may optionally support a larger range of values. If this argument is omitted, it is treated as0.
Return value
A string representing the given number using fixed-point notation.
Exceptions
RangeError- If
digitsis too small or too large. Values between0and100, inclusive, will not cause aRangeError. Implementations are allowed to support larger and smaller values as chosen. TypeError- If this method is invoked on an object that is not a
Number.
Description
toFixed() returns a string representation of numObj that does not use exponential notation and has exactly digits digits after the decimal place. The number is rounded if necessary, and the fractional part is padded with zeros if necessary so that it has the specified length. If the absolute value of numObj is greater or equal to 1e+21, this method simply calls Number.prototype.toString() and returns a string in exponential notation.
Warning: Floating point numbers cannot represent all decimals precisely in binary. This can lead to unexpected results, such as 0.1 + 0.2 === 0.3 returning false .
Examples
Using toFixed
let numObj = 12345.6789
numObj.toFixed() // Returns '12346': note rounding, no fractional part
numObj.toFixed(1) // Returns '12345.7': note rounding
numObj.toFixed(6) // Returns '12345.678900': note added zeros
(1.23e+20).toFixed(2) // Returns '123000000000000000000.00'
(1.23e-10).toFixed(2) // Returns '0.00'
2.34.toFixed(1) // Returns '2.3'
2.35.toFixed(1) // Returns '2.4'. Note it rounds up
2.55.toFixed(1) // Returns '2.5'. Note it rounds down - see warning above
-2.34.toFixed(1) // Returns -2.3 (due to operator precedence, negative number literals don't return a string...)
(-2.34).toFixed(1) // Returns '-2.3'
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Number.prototype.toFixed' in that specification. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
toFixed
|
Chrome
Full support 1 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
Full support 5.5 |
Opera
Full support 7 |
Safari
Full support 2 |
WebView Android
Full support 1 |
Chrome Android
Full support 18 |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android
Full support 10.1 |
Safari iOS
Full support 1 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.0 |
nodejs
Full support 0.1.100 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
See also
Number.prototype.toFixed() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.