diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/conversions/fmt.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/conversions/fmt.rs
index 5bf2ae47a4..0626698fc6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/conversions/fmt.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/conversions/fmt.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use nu_cmd_base::input_handler::{operate, CellPathOnlyArgs};
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+use nu_protocol::{report_parse_warning, ParseWarning};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Fmt;
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ impl Command for Fmt {
     fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
         Signature::build("fmt")
             .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Number, Type::record())])
-            .category(Category::Conversions)
+            .category(Category::Deprecated)
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        vec!["display", "render", "format"]
+        vec![]
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
@@ -47,72 +47,20 @@ impl Command for Fmt {
         call: &Call,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-        fmt(engine_state, stack, call, input)
-    }
-}
-
-fn fmt(
-    engine_state: &EngineState,
-    stack: &mut Stack,
-    call: &Call,
-    input: PipelineData,
-) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-    let cell_paths: Vec<CellPath> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
-    let args = CellPathOnlyArgs::from(cell_paths);
-    operate(action, args, input, call.head, engine_state.signals())
-}
-
-fn action(input: &Value, _args: &CellPathOnlyArgs, span: Span) -> Value {
-    match input {
-        Value::Float { val, .. } => fmt_it_64(*val, span),
-        Value::Int { val, .. } => fmt_it(*val, span),
-        Value::Filesize { val, .. } => fmt_it(val.get(), span),
-        // Propagate errors by explicitly matching them before the final case.
-        Value::Error { .. } => input.clone(),
-        other => Value::error(
-            ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
-                exp_input_type: "float, int, or filesize".into(),
-                wrong_type: other.get_type().to_string(),
-                dst_span: span,
-                src_span: other.span(),
+        let head = call.head;
+        report_parse_warning(
+            &StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state),
+            &ParseWarning::DeprecatedWarning {
+                old_command: "fmt".into(),
+                new_suggestion: "use `format number`".into(),
+                span: head,
+                url: "`help format number`".into(),
             },
-            span,
-        ),
+        );
+        crate::extra::strings::format::format_number(engine_state, stack, call, input)
     }
 }
 
-fn fmt_it(num: i64, span: Span) -> Value {
-    Value::record(
-        record! {
-            "binary" => Value::string(format!("{num:#b}"), span),
-            "debug" => Value::string(format!("{num:#?}"), span),
-            "display" => Value::string(format!("{num}"), span),
-            "lowerexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#e}"), span),
-            "lowerhex" => Value::string(format!("{num:#x}"), span),
-            "octal" => Value::string(format!("{num:#o}"), span),
-            "upperexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#E}"), span),
-            "upperhex" => Value::string(format!("{num:#X}"), span),
-        },
-        span,
-    )
-}
-
-fn fmt_it_64(num: f64, span: Span) -> Value {
-    Value::record(
-        record! {
-            "binary" => Value::string(format!("{:b}", num.to_bits()), span),
-            "debug" => Value::string(format!("{num:#?}"), span),
-            "display" => Value::string(format!("{num}"), span),
-            "lowerexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#e}"), span),
-            "lowerhex" => Value::string(format!("{:0x}", num.to_bits()), span),
-            "octal" => Value::string(format!("{:0o}", num.to_bits()), span),
-            "upperexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#E}"), span),
-            "upperhex" => Value::string(format!("{:0X}", num.to_bits()), span),
-        },
-        span,
-    )
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
index 0874824ac5..f2a457222a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub fn add_extra_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
         bind_command!(
             strings::format::FormatPattern,
             strings::format::FormatBits,
+            strings::format::FormatNumber,
             strings::str_::case::Str,
             strings::str_::case::StrCamelCase,
             strings::str_::case::StrKebabCase,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs
index 8b8f45f188..9f1ed1e997 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 mod bits;
 mod command;
+mod number;
 
 pub(crate) use command::FormatPattern;
 // TODO remove `format_bits` visibility after removal of into bits
 pub(crate) use bits::{format_bits, FormatBits};
+// TODO remove `format_number` visibility after removal of into bits
+pub(crate) use number::{format_number, FormatNumber};
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/number.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/number.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e99d19606d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/number.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use nu_cmd_base::input_handler::{operate, CellPathOnlyArgs};
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct FormatNumber;
+
+impl Command for FormatNumber {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "format number"
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Format a number."
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("format number")
+            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Number, Type::record())])
+            .category(Category::Conversions)
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["display", "render", "format"]
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Get a record containing multiple formats for the number 42",
+            example: "42 | format number",
+            result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
+                    "binary" =>   Value::test_string("0b101010"),
+                    "debug" =>    Value::test_string("42"),
+                    "display" =>  Value::test_string("42"),
+                    "lowerexp" => Value::test_string("4.2e1"),
+                    "lowerhex" => Value::test_string("0x2a"),
+                    "octal" =>    Value::test_string("0o52"),
+                    "upperexp" => Value::test_string("4.2E1"),
+                    "upperhex" => Value::test_string("0x2A"),
+            })),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        format_number(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn format_number(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let cell_paths: Vec<CellPath> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+    let args = CellPathOnlyArgs::from(cell_paths);
+    operate(action, args, input, call.head, engine_state.signals())
+}
+
+fn action(input: &Value, _args: &CellPathOnlyArgs, span: Span) -> Value {
+    match input {
+        Value::Float { val, .. } => format_f64(*val, span),
+        Value::Int { val, .. } => format_i64(*val, span),
+        Value::Filesize { val, .. } => format_i64(val.get(), span),
+        // Propagate errors by explicitly matching them before the final case.
+        Value::Error { .. } => input.clone(),
+        other => Value::error(
+            ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
+                exp_input_type: "float, int, or filesize".into(),
+                wrong_type: other.get_type().to_string(),
+                dst_span: span,
+                src_span: other.span(),
+            },
+            span,
+        ),
+    }
+}
+
+fn format_i64(num: i64, span: Span) -> Value {
+    Value::record(
+        record! {
+            "binary" => Value::string(format!("{num:#b}"), span),
+            "debug" => Value::string(format!("{num:#?}"), span),
+            "display" => Value::string(format!("{num}"), span),
+            "lowerexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#e}"), span),
+            "lowerhex" => Value::string(format!("{num:#x}"), span),
+            "octal" => Value::string(format!("{num:#o}"), span),
+            "upperexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#E}"), span),
+            "upperhex" => Value::string(format!("{num:#X}"), span),
+        },
+        span,
+    )
+}
+
+fn format_f64(num: f64, span: Span) -> Value {
+    Value::record(
+        record! {
+            "binary" => Value::string(format!("{:b}", num.to_bits()), span),
+            "debug" => Value::string(format!("{num:#?}"), span),
+            "display" => Value::string(format!("{num}"), span),
+            "lowerexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#e}"), span),
+            "lowerhex" => Value::string(format!("{:0x}", num.to_bits()), span),
+            "octal" => Value::string(format!("{:0o}", num.to_bits()), span),
+            "upperexp" => Value::string(format!("{num:#E}"), span),
+            "upperhex" => Value::string(format!("{:0X}", num.to_bits()), span),
+        },
+        span,
+    )
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(FormatNumber {})
+    }
+}