---
title: printf
linktitle: printf
description: Formats a string using the standard `fmt.Sprintf` function.
godocref: https://golang.org/pkg/fmt/
date: 2017-02-01
publishdate: 2017-02-01
lastmod: 2017-02-01
categories: [functions]
menu:
  docs:
    parent: "functions"
#tags: [strings]
signature: ["printf FORMAT INPUT"]
workson: []
hugoversion:
relatedfuncs: []
deprecated: false
---

See [the go doc](https://golang.org/pkg/fmt/) for additional information.

```golang
{{ i18n ( printf "combined_%s" $var ) }}
```

```
{{ printf "formatted %.2f" 3.1416 }}
```