Dutch Number to Words in JavaScript (nl-NL, nl-SR)

Use nl-NL or nl-SR when your application needs Dutch number words for invoicing, checkout flows, or legal documents that print totals in full words.

Locale codes: nl-NL, nl-SR · Numbering system: Short scale · Currency: Euro / Cent (nl-NL), Surinaamse dollar / Cent (nl-SR) · Script: Latin

Install

npm install to-words

Basic Conversion

import { ToWords } from 'to-words';

const tw = new ToWords({ localeCode: 'nl-NL' });

tw.convert(100);
tw.convert(1000);
tw.convert(1000000);

Currency - Euro / Cent

tw.convert(1234.56, { currency: true });
tw.convert('500.00', { currency: true, includeZeroFractional: true });

Suriname (nl-SR)

const twSR = new ToWords({ localeCode: 'nl-SR' });
twSR.convert(1234.56, { currency: true });
// Uses Surinaamse dollar / Cent

Ordinal Numbers

tw.toOrdinal(1);
tw.toOrdinal(10);
tw.toOrdinal(100);

Locale Codes

Locale code	Country	Currency	Notes
nl-NL	Netherlands	Euro / Cent	Standard Dutch number wording
nl-SR	Suriname	Surinaamse dollar / Cent	Dutch-based wording with SRD currency

Related

• Currency guide
• Ordinal guide
• German
• All locales

FAQ

Q: Which locale code should I use for Dutch number-to-words output? Use nl-NL for Netherlands. Use nl-SR for Suriname.

Q: Does to-words support Dutch ordinal words? Yes. Both nl-NL and nl-SR include ordinal mappings.