How to Parse Float with 2 Decimal places in JavaScript

Parse Float with 2 Decimal places #

To parse a float with 2 decimal places, pass the number as a parameter to the parseFloat() function and call the toFixed(2) method on the result. The toFixed method will format the number to 2 decimal places and return the string representation.

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const ex1 = parseFloat('3.00').toFixed(2);
console.log(ex1); // 👉️ 3.00
console.log(typeof ex1); // 👉️ string

const ex2 = parseFloat(3).toFixed(2);
console.log(ex2); // 👉️ 3.00
console.log(typeof ex2); // 👉️ string

const ex3 = parseFloat('3.1').toFixed(2);
console.log(ex3); // 👉️ 3.10

const ex4 = parseFloat('3.509').toFixed(2);
console.log(ex4); // 👉️ 3.51

const ex5 = parseFloat('3.505').toFixed(2);
console.log(ex5); // 👉️ 3.50

We used the parseFloat function to parse a string to a floating point number.

The next step is to call the toFixed method on the number, passing it 2 as a parameter.

The only parameter the toFixed method takes is how many digits we want to appear after the decimal point.

The toFixed method:

• rounds the number if necessary
• pads the decimal places with zeros if necessary

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const str = parseFloat('3.3').toFixed(2);
console.log(str); // 👉️ 3.30
console.log(typeof str); // 👉️ string

const num = parseFloat(str);
console.log(num); // 👉️ 3.3
console.log(typeof num); // 👉️ number

Note that we don't have a trailing zero after we converted the string to a number.

You can't have numbers with trailing zeros in JavaScript, because every time you convert a string with trailing zeros to a number, they get removed.

Further Reading #

• Format a number to 2 Decimal places in JavaScript
• Parse a String with Commas to a Number in JavaScript