# JavaScript Number Formatting **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 3, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-number-formatting/216759 "2003-12-03T19:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-number-formatting/216759/21 "2004-01-11T07:45:11Z")
**Achernar** Actually, I was told that I was using an older version of Opera. Plus I can always include that NO Formatting option. Still the calculator looks a LOT better with formatting don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-number-formatting/216759/22 "2004-01-11T08:40:15Z")
Yeah… you know, I was going to comment earlier that for numbers like “51” it was annoying seeing them in exponential notation, but I didn’t know where to draw the line. I like how you have it now - 0.001 to 1000. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-number-formatting/216759/23 "2004-01-11T18:21:20Z")
Thanks **Achernar** The reason I wanted to do number formatting in the first place was for easier readibility. So, it does seem to defeat the purpose when you see 51 as 5.10000e+01 I’m glad you liked my solution. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/javascript-number-formatting/216759.md?page=1)