Unit formats reference (FREE)
Introduced in GitLab 12.9.
Format the data in your dashboard panels.
You can select units to format your charts by adding format to your
axis configuration.
Internationalization and localization
Currently, your internationalization and localization options for number formatting are dependent on the system you are using (that is, your OS or browser).
Engineering Notation
For generic or default data, numbers are formatted according to the current locale in engineering notation.
While an engineering notation exists for the web, GitLab uses a version based off the scientific notation. GitLab formatting acts in accordance with SI prefixes. For example, using GitLab notation, 1500.00 becomes 1.5k instead of 1.5E3. Keep this distinction in mind when using the engineering notation for your metrics.
Formats: engineering
SI prefixes:
| Name | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
yotta |
Y | 1000000000000000000000000 |
zetta |
Z | 1000000000000000000000 |
exa |
E | 1000000000000000000 |
peta |
P | 1000000000000000 |
tera |
T | 1000000000000 |
giga |
G | 1000000000 |
mega |
M | 1000000 |
kilo |
k | 1000 |
milli |
m | 0.001 |
micro |
μ | 0.000001 |
nano |
n | 0.000000001 |
pico |
p | 0.000000000001 |
femto |
f | 0.000000000000001 |
atto |
a | 0.000000000000000001 |
zepto |
z | 0.000000000000000000001 |
yocto |
y | 0.000000000000000000000001 |
Examples:
| Data | Displayed |
|---|---|
0.000000000000000000000008 |
8y |
0.000000000000000000008 |
8z |
0.000000000000000008 |
8a |
0.000000000000008 |
8f |
0.000000000008 |
8p |
0.000000008 |
8n |
0.000008 |
8μ |
0.008 |
8m |
10 |
10 |
1080 |
1.08k |
18000 |
18k |
18888 |
18.9k |
188888 |
189k |
18888888 |
18.9M |
1888888888 |
1.89G |
1888888888888 |
1.89T |
1888888888888888 |
1.89P |
1888888888888888888 |
1.89E |
1888888888888888888888 |
1.89Z |
1888888888888888888888888 |
1.89Y |
1888888888888888888888888888 |
1.89e+27 |
Numbers
For number data, numbers are formatted according to the current locale.
Formats: number
Examples:
| Data | Displayed |
|---|---|
10 |
1 |
1000 |
1,000 |
1000000 |
1,000,000 |
Percentage
For percentage data, format numbers in the chart with a % symbol.
Formats supported: percent, percentHundred
Examples:
| Format | Data | Displayed |
|---|---|---|
percent |
0.5 |
50% |
percent |
1 |
100% |
percent |
2 |
200% |
percentHundred |
50 |
50% |
percentHundred |
100 |
100% |
percentHundred |
200 |
200% |
Duration
For time durations, format numbers in the chart with a time unit symbol.
Formats supported: milliseconds, seconds
Examples:
| Format | Data | Displayed |
|---|---|---|
milliseconds |
10 |
10 ms |
milliseconds |
500 |
100 ms |
milliseconds |
1000 |
1000 ms |
seconds |
10 |
10 s |
seconds |
500 |
500 s |
seconds |
1000 |
1000 s |
Digital (Metric)
Converts a number of bytes using metric prefixes. It scales to use the unit that's the best fit.
Formats supported:
decimalByteskilobytesmegabytesgigabytesterabytespetabytes
Examples:
| Format | Data | Displayed |
|---|---|---|
decimalBytes |
1 |
1 B |
decimalBytes |
1000 |
1 kB |
decimalBytes |
1000000 |
1 MB |
kilobytes |
1 |
1 kB |
kilobytes |
1000 |
1 MB |
kilobytes |
1000000 |
1 GB |
megabytes |
1 |
1 MB |
megabytes |
1000 |
1 GB |
megabytes |
1000000 |
1 TB |
Digital (IEC)
Converts a number of bytes using binary prefixes. It scales to use the unit that's the best fit.
Formats supported:
byteskibibytesmebibytesgibibytestebibytespebibytes
Examples:
| Format | Data | Displayed |
|---|---|---|
bytes |
1 |
1 B |
bytes |
1024 |
1 KiB |
bytes |
1024 * 1024 |
1 MiB |
kibibytes |
1 |
1 KiB |
kibibytes |
1024 |
1 MiB |
kibibytes |
1024 * 1024 |
1 GiB |
mebibytes |
1 |
1 MiB |
mebibytes |
1024 |
1 GiB |
mebibytes |
1024 * 1024 |
1 TiB |