Format Numbers with Laravel's Number Helper

Number formatting often ends up scattered throughout an application.

You might have:

number_format($price, 2);

in one place and custom formatting logic somewhere else.

Laravel's Number helper provides a cleaner API for common number-formatting tasks.

Format a Number

use Illuminate\Support\Number;
Number::format(1234567.89);

You can control the number of decimal places:

Number::format(1234567.89, 2);

This gives you a consistent way to format numbers throughout your application.

Format Currency

For prices, you can use:

Number::currency(2500);

You can also specify the currency:

Number::currency(2500, 'USD');

For example, this is useful when displaying product prices, invoices, or payment amounts.

Format Percentages

Laravel also provides percentage formatting:

Number::percentage(75);

You can specify decimal precision when needed:

Number::percentage(75.25, 2);

This can be useful for dashboards, reports, and analytics.

Make Large Numbers Easier to Read

For large values, you can use:

Number::abbreviate(1234567);

Instead of displaying a long number, Laravel can present it in a more compact format.