# Metric visualization vs number formatting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 24, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735 "2022-11-24T10:26:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![stefws](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stefws/32/6442_2.png) [@stefws](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stefws)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735/1 "2022-11-24T10:26:33Z")

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Wonder how to define the format of a metric value in a Metric panel to only show the integer value, ie. no decimals, not sure if this can be defined somehow under Options-\>Settings-\>Percentage mode, Format pattern as a Numeral.js specifier and if so what pattern to use. Hints appreciated!

TIA

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**Author:** ![Marco\_Liberati](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marco_liberati/32/82953_2.png) [@Marco\_Liberati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marco_Liberati)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735/2 "2022-11-24T14:20:41Z")

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Hi @stefws

are you using Lens for the Metric visualization panel?  
If so you can control the format per visualization setting the number of digits to 0:

 ![Screenshot 2022-11-24 at 15.19.33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/e/6ebd554657d645775bf4940c5df1f962d23a9045.png)

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**Author:** ![stefws](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stefws/32/6442_2.png) [@stefws](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stefws)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735/3 "2022-11-24T14:28:31Z")

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No old fashioned Metric panel I believe, do not have an Appearance section, like your right side.

 ![Screenshot 2022-11-24 at 15.29.18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/e/0e52962ba8b478539e6a0f9b7aac91efff8c9950.png)

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**Author:** ![Marco\_Liberati](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marco_liberati/32/82953_2.png) [@Marco\_Liberati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marco_Liberati)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735/4 "2022-11-24T14:53:48Z")

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There's no way to format numbers to integer in the Agg based editor.  
Can you migrate to Lens editor the visualization?

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**Author:** ![stefws](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stefws/32/6442_2.png) [@stefws](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stefws)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735/5 "2022-11-25T10:14:39Z")

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Yes, created a new Lens visualization with zero decimals!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metric-visualization-vs-number-formatting/319735/6 "2022-12-23T10:14:50Z")

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