Formatting

When displaying data, you often want control over how values are presented, not just the raw numbers.
For example:

• Should small numbers be rounded or shown in full?
• Should a currency symbol be displayed?
• Should large values be abbreviated (e.g. 1.2k, 3.4M)?
• Should text be truncated or styled differently?

Remarkable provides formatting controls at two levels:

• In the no-code builder (per dashboard / chart)
• In the data model (as sensible defaults)

Formatting options in the builder

The formatting options shown in the no-code builder depend on the input type of the field (e.g. text, number, time).

This ensures users only see options that are relevant.

Text

• Display name
• Prefix
• Suffix
• Maximum number of characters

Number

• Display name
• Prefix
• Suffix
• Decimal places
• Currency
• Abbreviate large numbers (e.g. 1.2k, 3.4M)

Time

• Granularity
• Display name
• Prefix
• Suffix

Data model defaults (meta)

Some formatting can be defined at the data model level using meta.
These values act as defaults in the builder and are applied automatically.

Example

measures:
  - name: total_revenue
    sql: SUM(revenue)
    type: number
    meta:
      decimalPlaces: 2
      currency: USD
      abbreviateLargeNumber: true

How this behaves

• The builder will:
  • Default to 2 decimal places
  • Treat the value as USD
  • Abbreviate large values (e.g. 1.25M)
• Users can still override these settings in the builder.
• Manual overrides always take precedence over meta.

Things to notice

• meta defines intent and defaults, not hard rules
• Builder overrides always win
• Removing a manual override reverts to the model’s meta
• This keeps formatting consistent by default, while remaining flexible