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title: "Handling Currency in JavaScript"
description: "Using the Intl.NumberFormat API for currency formatting. Practical notes and code examples on Handling Currency in in JS."
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publishDate: "2013-06-18T00:00:00.000Z"
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# Handling Currency in JavaScript

> Using the Intl.NumberFormat API for currency formatting. Practical notes and code examples on Handling Currency in in JS.

Handling currency got better with the `Intl` object, which provides a namespace for standard internationalization constructors.

## Intl Constructors

- **Collator**: Language sensitive string comparison
- **DateTimeFormat**: Language sensitive date and time formatting
- **NumberFormat**: Language sensitive number formatting

## Currency Formatting

```javascript
var currency = function(type) {
  return new Intl.NumberFormat(["en-IN"], {
    style: "currency",
    currency: type,
    currencyDisplay: "symbol",
    maximumFractionDigits: 1
  });
};

## Examples
javascript
currency("INR").format(10023.56)
// "Rs10,023.56"

currency("USD").format(10023.56)
// "$10,023.56"

currency("GBP").format(10023.56)
// "£10,023.56"

currency("CNY").format(10023.56)
// "CN¥10,023.56"
```

Hope there shall be a standard API for currency conversion too!