Insert comma(,) into a value using jQuery

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Hello there i have problem in jQuery. Suppose i have a value like 20000. And i want the value like 20,000 that after two number a comma will be inserted. I can't do it using jQuery. Please anyone help me out.

Not sure why there is the php tag if you want a jQuery solution, but anyway if you are using PHP then [`number_format()`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.number-format.php) is the easiest solution IMO. — Fabrício Matté, Aug 22 '13 at 23:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 22 '13 at 23:25

Since you said you want the comman inserted "after two numbers", I'm going to assume you have the easy case where you know that your input is a 5 digit number and don't want a more generic number formatting solution. In that case you can do something just like:

var num = 20000;

num = num.toString();
num = num.substr(0,2) + ',' + num.substr(2);
// Now num === "20,000"

Note that 20,000 will only read as twenty-thousand in certain locales. It could be read as just twenty in many locales, but 20000 will be read correctly by anyone who understands Arabic numerals.

Insert comma(,) into a value using jQuery

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