simple-currency-format

Simple Currency formatter

A simple, lightweight, localized currency formatter.

IF you do not have access to Javascript Intl library.
Like when you are running on Android with React Native.
Then your can use this simplified formatter.

It is simplified in a way that it will always return the same currency symbols for any given currency code.
Even when a locale that should render a specific other symbol is used.
This library simply use the symbol that is used in the prefered currency in a locale.

Install

npm install simple-currency-format
yarn add simple-currency-format

Documentation

currencyFormat(amount, locale, currency, decimals)

Parameters:

amount: number, The number to format

locale: string, The locale for the format (i.e. de-DE, en-US,en-GB )

currency: string, Currency code (i.e. EUR, USD, GBP)

decimals: number, Number of decimals (default: 0)

Returns: string, Formatted currency

Example:

import { currencyFormat } from 'simple-currency-format';
console.log(currencyFormat(1000000, 'sv-SE', 'SEK'));
// 1 000 000 kr
console.log(currencyFormat(1000000, 'en-GB', 'GBP'));
// £1,000,000
console.log(currencyFormat(1000000, 'mt-MT', 'EUR'));
// €1,000,000
console.log(currencyFormat(1000000, 'de-DE', 'EUR'));
// 1.000.000 €
console.log(currencyFormat(1000000, 'en-US', 'USD'));
// $1, 000, 000;

Credits

• Intl.js: We use currency format data from this library.
• currency-symbol-map: We use currency symbol mapping from this library.