diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c2ff19a..3ba4140 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if(ESP_PLATFORM)
 endif()
 
 project(electro
-    VERSION 0.2.0
+    VERSION 0.3.0
     DESCRIPTION "Type-safe electrical units library modeled after std::chrono"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/cleishm/electro-cpp"
     LANGUAGES CXX
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ec3e68..8839076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ if (kilovolts{1} == volts{1000}) {
 
 // String conversion
 std::string s = to_string(kiloohms(10));  // "10kΩ"
+
+// Formatting: a floating-point format spec renders in display units
+// (base unit, or the conventional unit for Ah/Wh precisions), while the
+// default renders the exact stored value.
+millivolts reading{3300};
+std::string disp = std::format("{:.1f}", reading);  // "3.3V"
+std::string raw  = std::format("{}", reading);      // "3300mV" (exact stored value)
+std::format("{:.1f}", milliampere_hours(200));      // "0.2Ah"
 ```
 
 ### Cross-Quantity Arithmetic
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile b/docs/Doxyfile
index 29328de..8d27dd9 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 DOXYFILE_ENCODING      = UTF-8
 PROJECT_NAME           = "electro"
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = "0.1.0"
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = "0.3.0"
 PROJECT_BRIEF          = "Type-safe electrical units library modeled after std::chrono"
 PROJECT_LOGO           =
 OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       = .
diff --git a/idf_component.yml b/idf_component.yml
index 040ae52..2d53c38 100644
--- a/idf_component.yml
+++ b/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "0.2.0"
+version: "0.3.0"
 description: "Type-safe electrical units library modeled after std::chrono"
 url: "https://github.com/cleishm/electro-cpp"
 repository: "https://github.com/cleishm/electro-cpp.git"
diff --git a/include/electro/decibel.hpp b/include/electro/decibel.hpp
index 779d37e..6f54124 100644
--- a/include/electro/decibel.hpp
+++ b/include/electro/decibel.hpp
@@ -681,24 +681,65 @@ struct common_type<electro::level<Reference, Rep1, Precision1>, electro::level<R
 };
 
 #if CONFIG_ELECTRO_STD_FORMAT
+// "{}" renders the exact value as a fixed-point decimal ("10.50dB"). A
+// non-empty spec is applied to the value in decibels (as double):
+// std::format("{:.1f}", 1050_cdB) == "10.5dB".
 template<typename Rep, typename Precision>
     requires electro::_is_decimal_precision<typename Precision::type>
 struct formatter<electro::quantity<electro::decibel_unit, Rep, Precision>, char> {
-    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context& ctx) { return ctx.begin(); }
+private:
+    std::formatter<double> _num;
+    bool _has_spec = false;
+
+public:
+    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context& ctx) {
+        auto it = ctx.begin();
+        if (it == ctx.end() || *it == '}') {
+            return it;
+        }
+        _has_spec = true;
+        return _num.parse(ctx);
+    }
 
-    auto format(const electro::quantity<electro::decibel_unit, Rep, Precision>& g, format_context& ctx) const {
+    template<typename FormatContext>
+    auto format(const electro::quantity<electro::decibel_unit, Rep, Precision>& g, FormatContext& ctx) const {
+        if (_has_spec) {
+            double value = static_cast<double>(g.count()) * Precision::num / Precision::den;
+            auto out = _num.format(value, ctx);
+            return electro::_format_append(out, electro::decibel_unit::symbol);
+        }
         return std::format_to(
             ctx.out(), "{}{}", electro::_format_db<typename Precision::type>(g.count()), electro::decibel_unit::symbol
         );
     }
 };
 
+// See the gain formatter above; the level's reference symbol is appended
+// ("13.01dBm", "{:.1f}" -> "13.0dBm").
 template<typename Reference, typename Rep, typename Precision>
     requires electro::_is_decimal_precision<typename Precision::type>
 struct formatter<electro::level<Reference, Rep, Precision>, char> {
-    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context& ctx) { return ctx.begin(); }
+private:
+    std::formatter<double> _num;
+    bool _has_spec = false;
+
+public:
+    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context& ctx) {
+        auto it = ctx.begin();
+        if (it == ctx.end() || *it == '}') {
+            return it;
+        }
+        _has_spec = true;
+        return _num.parse(ctx);
+    }
 
-    auto format(const electro::level<Reference, Rep, Precision>& l, format_context& ctx) const {
+    template<typename FormatContext>
+    auto format(const electro::level<Reference, Rep, Precision>& l, FormatContext& ctx) const {
+        if (_has_spec) {
+            double value = static_cast<double>(l.count()) * Precision::num / Precision::den;
+            auto out = _num.format(value, ctx);
+            return electro::_format_append(out, Reference::symbol);
+        }
         return std::format_to(
             ctx.out(), "{}{}", electro::_format_db<typename Precision::type>(l.count()), Reference::symbol
         );
diff --git a/include/electro/electro.hpp b/include/electro/electro.hpp
index 99d391d..97acfe0 100644
--- a/include/electro/electro.hpp
+++ b/include/electro/electro.hpp
@@ -1199,6 +1199,47 @@ struct quantity_suffix<joule_unit, std::ratio<3600000>> {
 
 template<typename Unit, typename Precision>
 concept _has_suffix = requires { quantity_suffix<Unit, Precision>::value(); };
+
+// Display family for a (unit, precision) pair when a format spec is given:
+// the value is rendered in `scale`-sized units labeled `suffix`. SI-prefixed
+// precisions render in the base unit ("3.3V"); conventional non-decade
+// precisions render in their conventional unit ("0.2Ah", never "720.0C").
+template<typename Unit, typename Precision>
+struct _display_unit {
+    using scale = std::ratio<1>;
+    static constexpr const char* suffix = Unit::symbol;
+};
+
+struct _ampere_hour_display_unit {
+    using scale = std::ratio<3600>;
+    static constexpr const char* suffix = "Ah";
+};
+
+struct _watt_hour_display_unit {
+    using scale = std::ratio<3600>;
+    static constexpr const char* suffix = "Wh";
+};
+
+template<>
+struct _display_unit<coulomb_unit, std::ratio<18, 5>> : _ampere_hour_display_unit {};
+
+template<>
+struct _display_unit<coulomb_unit, std::ratio<3600>> : _ampere_hour_display_unit {};
+
+template<>
+struct _display_unit<joule_unit, std::ratio<3600>> : _watt_hour_display_unit {};
+
+template<>
+struct _display_unit<joule_unit, std::ratio<3600000>> : _watt_hour_display_unit {};
+
+// Appends a NUL-terminated string to a format output iterator.
+template<typename OutputIt>
+constexpr OutputIt _format_append(OutputIt out, const char* s) {
+    for (; *s != '\0'; ++s) {
+        *out++ = *s;
+    }
+    return out;
+}
 /** @endcond */
 
 /**
@@ -1235,12 +1276,38 @@ struct common_type<electro::quantity<Unit, Rep1, Precision1>, electro::quantity<
 };
 
 #if CONFIG_ELECTRO_STD_FORMAT
+// "{}" prints the exact stored count with a precision-qualified unit
+// (millivolts(3300) -> "3300mV"). A non-empty spec is applied to the value in
+// display units (as double): std::format("{:.1f}", millivolts(3300)) == "3.3V".
+// SI-prefixed precisions display in the base unit; conventional non-decade
+// precisions display in their conventional unit ("0.2Ah").
 template<typename Unit, typename Rep, typename Precision>
     requires electro::_has_suffix<Unit, typename Precision::type>
 struct formatter<electro::quantity<Unit, Rep, Precision>, char> {
-    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context& ctx) { return ctx.begin(); }
+private:
+    using _display = electro::_display_unit<Unit, typename Precision::type>;
+    // display units per count
+    using _upc = typename ratio_divide<typename Precision::type, typename _display::scale>::type;
+    std::formatter<double> _num;
+    bool _has_spec = false;
+
+public:
+    constexpr auto parse(format_parse_context& ctx) {
+        auto it = ctx.begin();
+        if (it == ctx.end() || *it == '}') {
+            return it;
+        }
+        _has_spec = true;
+        return _num.parse(ctx);
+    }
 
-    auto format(const electro::quantity<Unit, Rep, Precision>& q, format_context& ctx) const {
+    template<typename FormatContext>
+    auto format(const electro::quantity<Unit, Rep, Precision>& q, FormatContext& ctx) const {
+        if (_has_spec) {
+            double value = static_cast<double>(q.count()) * _upc::num / _upc::den;
+            auto out = _num.format(value, ctx);
+            return electro::_format_append(out, _display::suffix);
+        }
         return std::format_to(
             ctx.out(), "{}{}", q.count(), electro::quantity_suffix<Unit, typename Precision::type>::value()
         );
diff --git a/tests/decibel_test.cpp b/tests/decibel_test.cpp
index 598caee..d763fdc 100644
--- a/tests/decibel_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/decibel_test.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ TEST_CASE("std::format support for levels and gains", "[format]") {
     REQUIRE(std::format("{}", 1050_cdB) == "10.50dB");
     REQUIRE(std::format("rx {} with {} margin", -66_dBm, 34_dB) == "rx -66dBm with 34dB margin");
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("std::format with spec renders gains and levels in decibels", "[format]") {
+    // A floating-point format spec renders the value in decibels.
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", 1050_cdB) == "10.5dB");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.0f}", 20_dB) == "20dB");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", 1301_cdBm) == "13.0dBm");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.2f}", -73_dBm) == "-73.00dBm");
+
+    // Width and alignment pass through to the numeric part.
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:6.1f}", 1050_cdB) == "  10.5dB");
+}
 #endif
 
 TEST_CASE("link budget example", "[integration]") {
diff --git a/tests/electro_test.cpp b/tests/electro_test.cpp
index 338851f..f01b0e0 100644
--- a/tests/electro_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/electro_test.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,24 @@ TEST_CASE("std::format support", "[format]") {
         std::format("battery: {} at {}", milliampere_hours(2000), millivolts(3700)) == "battery: 2000mAh at 3700mV"
     );
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("std::format with spec renders in display units", "[format]") {
+    // A floating-point format spec renders the value in the base unit.
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", millivolts(3300)) == "3.3V");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.2f}", millivolts(3312)) == "3.31V");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", kilovolts(5)) == "5000.0V");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:g}", microamperes(1500)) == "0.0015A");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", milliohms(4700)) == "4.7Ω");
+
+    // Width and alignment pass through to the numeric part.
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:7.1f}", millivolts(3300)) == "    3.3V");
+
+    // Conventional non-decade precisions render in their conventional unit.
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", milliampere_hours(200)) == "0.2Ah");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", ampere_hours(2)) == "2.0Ah");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.1f}", watt_hours(500)) == "500.0Wh");
+    REQUIRE(std::format("{:.0f}", kilowatt_hours(2)) == "2000Wh");
+}
 #endif
 
 TEST_CASE("battery runtime example", "[integration]") {
diff --git a/vcpkg-port/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg-port/vcpkg.json
index dd8e215..2891607 100644
--- a/vcpkg-port/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg-port/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cleishm-electro-cpp",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Type-safe electrical units library modeled after std::chrono",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cleishm/electro-cpp",
   "license": "MIT",