Convert number into currency
The .toLocaleString is a method in the number prototype.
It accepts as first parameter IETF language tags (also called BCP 47 languag codes). More used ones are:
English:
- en-US
- en-GB English United Kingdom
- en-CA English Canada
- en-AU English Australia
- en-IN English India
Spanish:
- es-ES
- es-MX
- es-PE
- es-AR
Others commonly seen:
- ja-JP → Japanese Japan
- ko-KR → Korean South Korea
- ru-RU → Russian Russia
- it-IT → Italian Italy
- nl-NL → Dutch Netherlands
- hi-IN → Hindi India
- tr-TR → Turkish Turkey
const num = 1300
const currency = num.toLocaleString("es-PE", {
style: "currency",
currency: "PEN"
})
// -> "S/ 1,300.00"