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@name Developer Guide: Templates: Angular Formatters
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In angular, formatters are responsible for translating user-readable text entered in an {@link
api/angular.widget.HTML input widget} to a JavaScript object in the data model that the application
can manipulate.

You can use formatters in a template, and also in JavaScript.  Angular provides built-in
formatters, and of course you can create your own formatters.

## Related Topics

* {@link dev_guide.templates.formatters.using_formatters Using Angular Formatters}
* {@link dev_guide.templates.formatters.creating_formatters Creating Angular Formatters}

## Related API

* {@link api/angular.formatter Angular Formatter API}