diff --git a/docs/components/format-number.md b/docs/components/format-number.md
index bcfd18992..782885c92 100644
--- a/docs/components/format-number.md
+++ b/docs/components/format-number.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Formats a number using the specified locale and options.
 
-Localization is handled by the browser's built-in [Intl: NumberFormat API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/NumberFormat/NumberFormat). As such, there's no need to load language packs or omit those you don't plan on using.
+Localization is handled by the browser's built-in [Intl: NumberFormat API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/NumberFormat/NumberFormat) so there's no need to load bulky language packs.
 
 ```html preview
 <div class="format-number-overview">
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Use the `locale` attribute to set the number formatting locale.
 ```html preview
 English: <sl-format-number value="2000" locale="en" minimum-fraction-digits="2"></sl-format-number><br>
 German: <sl-format-number value="2000" locale="de" minimum-fraction-digits="2"></sl-format-number><br>
-Russian: <sl-format-number value="2000" locale="ru" minimum-fraction-digits="2"></sl-format-number><br>
+Russian: <sl-format-number value="2000" locale="ru" minimum-fraction-digits="2"></sl-format-number>
 ```
 
 ### Currency
diff --git a/src/components/format-number/format-number.tsx b/src/components/format-number/format-number.tsx
index d5609ec66..f0b92a7fc 100644
--- a/src/components/format-number/format-number.tsx
+++ b/src/components/format-number/format-number.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Component, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
   shadow: true
 })
 export class FormatBytes {
-  /** The number to format in bytes. */
+  /** The number to format. */
   @Prop() value = 0;
 
   /** The locale to use when formatting the number. */
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ export class FormatBytes {
   @Prop() maximumSignificantDigits: number;
 
   render() {
-    const number = Number(this.value);
-
-    if (isNaN(number)) {
+    if (isNaN(this.value)) {
       return '';
     }
 
@@ -60,6 +58,6 @@ export class FormatBytes {
       maximumFractionDigits: this.maximumFractionDigits,
       minimumSignificantDigits: this.minimumSignificantDigits,
       maximumSignificantDigits: this.maximumSignificantDigits
-    }).format(number);
+    }).format(this.value);
   }
 }