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toFixed(): the rounded representation is a string

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 13:13 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 13:13

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In brief

Formatting does not change the constraints of binary numerical arithmetic.

Useful to know

toFixed() returns text with a given number of digits after the decimal point. For example, (2.5).toFixed(2) is "2.50", and not the number 2.5 with any reserved zeros . [1]

Use the score for performance, not as a basis for accurate financial accounts. Some decimals do not have an exact binary representation, and this affects the rounding. If you then add formatted strings with +, you might get a clump of text. Compute with a suitable data model and format the border with the interface.

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  1. [1] MDN — Number.toFixed ↗