Custom Number Formatting

Feature Requests
1

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The number relation has no unit. For example, no currency can be displayed.

Describe the solution you’d like
A selection option to choose a suffix or prefix with predefined or freely selectable units (e.g., Percent, Euro, Dollar, Number or Number with Commas).

Describe alternatives you’ve considered
None applicable.

2

I wonder if it wouldn’t be better to have per unit Relations ?

Although less convenient, it would make more sense to be able to search and refer to each unit separately.

3

This please. Use case: a set documenting purchases of different currencies.

4

@Mods pehaps group this FR with this one?
https://community.anytype.io/t/custom-number-formatting/12659

5

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND

Ability to have custom formatted numbers.
eg Currency types (£x.xx), custom suffix (eg mm / lbs), custom number length (eg leading 0s)

HOW COULD IT BE DONE

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Some additional formatting option in this menu similar to how Notion handles it:
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REAL WORLD USE CASES

  • Cost of products in a set about paint colours for a redecoration project
  • Leading zeros on a shot list of a videography project (eg, 000, 010, 020, 030 etc)
  • Length unit added to sizes in a cutting list
6

Usercases :

  • the degree value for an alcohol… I can’t set a number because I need the “°”. So I’ve set text field (and I’ve lost the ability to sort cleanly by value )
  • same for a “age” relation, because a simple number without a suffix means nothing… I have to add years
7

Yes, this feature is long overdue!
I especially need it for currencies.

At the moment it looks like this:
Price: 150

How I would like it to be either way:
Price: 150,00

or even much better like this:
Price: 150,- €

Thanks for your important Feature Request, I vote for it!

8

I would like this as well, for example currently when using a Number for “Year” we get a space as in 2 024.

11

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND

At the moment, only “number” (#) is a possible relation type for numeric values. It has its flaws as you cannot choose the number of significant digits to show (e.g. 81.15 appears as 81.15, 81.10 as 81.1 and 80.00 as 80) and there is no option to add a currency symbol. I use my databases for accounting (tracking invoices, expenses etc.) and this would be an extremely useful feature.

HOW COULD IT BE DONE

Allow the user to modify the format the “number” is displayed, including choosing the number of significant figures and adding a currency symbol.

REAL WORLD USE CASES

This would be very useful for people like me who use Anytype for business purposes and track personal and professional expenses, invoices and so on. It seems like it shouldn’t be so complicated to implement either.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES

I currently just use the number relation as it can be used and it is very limiting.

12

Very good idea :grinning:

But the currency is not only the symbol.

The location (right or left): $17 / 17€ / £17 / 17Ft
The separators : $5.123,90 / 5 123,17€
Some country don’t have cents.

More information : https://stptrans.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Working-with-currency-number-and-date-formats.pdf

13

Related to the following feature request.

14

I would love to see this for currency. I’ve been trying to use anytype to track expenses and this is one of the biggest annoyances I’ve noticed. With the simple counters coming out very soon, this feature is going to become a lot more relevant.

15

Now that we have calculations, many of us might start to record money related matters in Anytype. Currency (and currency exchange rate) would be really handy.

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WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

Add a currency formatting option for Number properties — allowing users to display currency symbols like $, €, £, etc., while still keeping the data as usable numbers for calculations and formulas.

HOW COULD IT BE DONE?

Introduce a “Display as Currency” formatting toggle under Number properties. This could include:

  • A dropdown to select a currency symbol (e.g. $, €, £, etc.)
  • Option to set the number of decimal places
  • Automatic formatting without affecting the underlying numeric value
  • Formulas should still treat the value as a number (not a string)

REAL WORLD USE CASES

This feature is essential for users who track:

  • Product prices
  • Budgets and expenses
  • Financial reports
  • Sales databases

Currently, users have to choose between:

  • Readable prices (e.g. $19.99) using Text, which breaks all calculations, or
  • Calculable values using Number, which lack context or clarity

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES

  • A workaround is to keep the number in a Number property and create a separate Text property for the currency symbol, or to use a Formula property to concatenate them — but this breaks visual consistency and creates unnecessary steps.
  • Another workaround is to add the currency symbol in a formula ("$" + toString(prop("Price"))), but then the result can’t be used for math operations.

ADDITIONAL CONTEXT

This request has come up in the community before from users managing product collections or financial databases. A native solution would streamline workflows significantly and improve clarity across financial use cases.