To enhance readability and simplify the display of large numbers on issues, we have a custom field that abbreviates large numbers. This helps you easily view and understand values without dealing with unwieldy figures.
Abbreviated Numbers is only available as a custom field type. It is not possible to define general values or any other setting options.
Create and configure the custom field
To create and configure the Abbreviated Numbers custom field, you must be logged in as a user with Jira administrator permissions.
Go to Apps → Manage your apps → Fields.
Click on the Create custom field button on the right side of the screen.
Select Abbreviated Numbers and click Next.
Name the field and add a description, then click Next.
Associate the field with the appropriate screens and click Create. You must associate a field with a
screen before it will be displayed.
Examples
Here are examples of how large numbers will display in Jira fields using the abbreviated format:
1,000 → 1K
15,000 → 15K
1,000,000 → 1M
25,000,000 → 25M
1,000,000,000 → 1B
3,500,000,000 → 3.5B
1,000,000,000,000 → 1T
2,500,000,000,000 → 2.5T
These examples illustrate the conversion of large numbers into a more readable format using K for thousands, M for millions, B for billions, and T for trillions.
Advanced issue search (JQL Search)
Abbreviated Numbers can be used in JQL. It allows you to search for issues that include custom field values. To find issues that include multilevel select picker values enter the "CustomField_Name".
