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bignumber.js

What changed in bignumber.js 11, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Sources checked 2026-10-20.

3 new APIs and options1 performance4 behavior and defaults1 fixes and other

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New APIs and options 3

Parses formatted strings back into BigNumber values.
11.1.3release notes
BigNumber values can be converted directly to native BigInt values.
11.1.3release notes
Supports minimum and maximum decimal places.
11.1.3release notes

Performance 1

A fix improves slow hexadecimal integer base conversion when DECIMAL_PLACES is very large.
11.1.3release notes

Behavior and default changes 4

Supports negative decimal places.
11.1.3release notes
Supports negative decimal places.
11.1.3release notes
Supports negative decimal places, making it easier to round to tens, hundreds, and thousands.
11.1.3release notes
Per-call formatting options fall back to configured global FORMAT values when not explicitly overridden.
11.1.3release notes

Fixes and other changes 1

BigNumber.sum() returns zero when called with no arguments, so spreading an empty array works cleanly.
11.1.3release notes