diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/command.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/command.rs
index a6b4713019..d5a50e5a62 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/command.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/command.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::vec;
+
 use nu_engine::{eval_expression, CallExt};
 use nu_parser::parse_expression;
 use nu_protocol::ast::{Call, PathMember};
@@ -17,15 +19,16 @@ impl Command for Format {
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("format")
-            .input_output_types(vec![(
-                Type::Table(vec![]),
-                Type::List(Box::new(Type::String)),
-            )])
+            .input_output_types(vec![
+                (Type::Table(vec![]), Type::List(Box::new(Type::String))),
+                (Type::Record(vec![]), Type::Any),
+            ])
             .required(
                 "pattern",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
                 "the pattern to output. e.g.) \"{foo}: {bar}\"",
             )
+            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
             .category(Category::Strings)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/format.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/format.rs
index 858e211491..1c7c827672 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/format.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/format.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ fn creates_the_resulting_string_from_the_given_fields() {
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "nu has license ISC");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn format_input_record_output_string() {
+    let actual = nu!(r#"{name: Downloads} | format "{name}""#);
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "Downloads");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn given_fields_can_be_column_paths() {
     let actual = nu!(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/platform/char_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/platform/char_.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a6bdc1309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/platform/char_.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_char_list_outputs_table() {
+    let actual = nu!(pipeline(
+        r#"
+            char --list | length
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "107");
+}