# createAmount · FT4 TypeScript client · Chromia Docs (concept)

> createAmount(num: SupportedNumber , decimals?: number): Amount Returns a new asset amount. Parameters num: SupportedNumber The desired value for the amount

Source: https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/functions/asset.createAmount/

Function

# createAmount

* ```signature
  createAmount(num: SupportedNumber, decimals?: number): Amount
  ```

  Returns a new asset amount.

  #### Parameters

  + num: [SupportedNumber](https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/types/asset.SupportedNumber/)

    The desired value for the amount.
  + `Optional`decimals: number

    The desired number of decimal digits.

  #### Returns [Amount](https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/interfaces/asset.Amount/)

  An asset amount with the specified value, and decimal digits added to it if needed.
  Be careful with blockchain return values! They are generally represented as big integers,
  removing the decimal point. If you want to use (num: 1000, decimals: 3) to represent
  1.000, you should use createAmountFromBalance(1000, 3) instead.

  #### Example

  TypeScript

  ```
  createAmount(1, 2) // returns 1.00
  createAmount("1", 2) // returns 1.00
  ```

[View this page on docs.chromia.com](https://docs.chromia.com/pages/ft4-ts-client/functions/asset.createAmount.html)Generated API reference, mirrored from the live docs