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title: Attribute formatting overview
description: "Change how attribute values display in popups and search with the Format tab: rename labels, format numbers, currency, units, and dates, or hide fields."
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This section covers the `Format` tab in layer settings. It changes how values display but not the stored data.

## Start here

**[How attribute formatting works in MangoMap](/docs/formatting-attributes/concepts-attribute-formatting)**

What the Format tab changes, what it leaves raw, and how alias, format, and visibility interact.

## Format values

**[How to format a number column](/docs/formatting-attributes/format-numbers)**

Round and format plain numeric fields.

**[How to format a currency column](/docs/formatting-attributes/format-currency)**

Show numeric values with a currency symbol and decimal precision.

**[How to format a measurement column](/docs/formatting-attributes/format-measurements)**

Show distances, areas, or speeds with the right unit symbol.

## Labels and dates

**[How to format a date column](/docs/formatting-attributes/format-dates)**

Display dates and timestamps in one of the built-in patterns.

**[How to rename an attribute label](/docs/formatting-attributes/rename-attribute)**

Change the field label viewers see in popups, data search, and print.

**[How to hide an attribute from popups](/docs/formatting-attributes/hide-attribute)**

Keep internal fields out of popups and search results.

## Reference

**[Attribute format controls](/docs/formatting-attributes/attribute-format-reference)**

The full control list for the Format tab and drawer.

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