diff --git a/lib/format.ts b/lib/format.ts
index b198d1e0..c41eb1e6 100644
--- a/lib/format.ts
+++ b/lib/format.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 /**
  * Shared number formatting utilities for readable display.
  *
- * formatPrice  — token prices (small decimals, 4 sig digits)
- * formatSupply — token supply / balances (large numbers, commas)
+ * formatPrice       — token prices (small decimals, 4 sig digits)
+ * formatSupply      — token supply / balances (large numbers, commas)
+ * formatTokenAmount — bigint token amounts with tiered precision
  */
 
+import { formatUnits } from "viem";
+
 /** Format a token price for display. Accepts a string or number. */
 export function formatPrice(value: string | number): string {
   const v = typeof value === "string" ? parseFloat(value) : value;
@@ -14,6 +17,22 @@ export function formatPrice(value: string | number): string {
   return v.toFixed(2);
 }
 
+/** Format a raw bigint token amount for display with appropriate precision. */
+export function formatTokenAmount(value: bigint, decimals: number): string {
+  const num = Number(formatUnits(value, decimals));
+  if (num === 0) return "0";
+  if (num >= 1) {
+    return num.toLocaleString("en-US", { minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2 });
+  }
+  if (num >= 0.001) {
+    return num.toFixed(4);
+  }
+  if (num >= 0.000001) {
+    return num.toFixed(6);
+  }
+  return num.toExponential(2);
+}
+
 /** Format a token supply or balance for display. Accepts a string or number. */
 export function formatSupply(value: string | number): string {
   const v = typeof value === "string" ? parseFloat(value) : value;
diff --git a/src/components/DonateWidget.tsx b/src/components/DonateWidget.tsx
index be110139..8c0a5770 100644
--- a/src/components/DonateWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DonateWidget.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { parseUnits, formatUnits } from "viem";
 import { browserClient as publicClient } from "../../lib/rpc";
 import { erc20Abi } from "../../lib/price";
+import { formatTokenAmount } from "../../lib/format";
 import { storyFactoryAbi } from "../../lib/contracts/abi";
 import { STORY_FACTORY, PLOT_TOKEN, RESERVE_LABEL, EXPLORER_URL } from "../../lib/contracts/constants";
 import { indexFetch } from "../../lib/index-fetch";
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ export function DonateWidget({ storylineId, writerAddress }: DonateWidgetProps)
         </div>
         {balance !== undefined && (
           <p className="text-muted mt-1 text-[10px]">
-            Balance: {formatUnits(balance, 18)} {RESERVE_LABEL}
+            Balance: {formatTokenAmount(balance, 18)} {RESERVE_LABEL}
           </p>
         )}
         {insufficientBalance && (
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export function DonateWidget({ storylineId, writerAddress }: DonateWidgetProps)
         <p className="text-muted mt-2 text-xs">
           Donating{" "}
           <span className="font-semibold text-accent">
-            {formatUnits(parsedAmount, 18)} {RESERVE_LABEL}
+            {formatTokenAmount(parsedAmount, 18)} {RESERVE_LABEL}
           </span>{" "}
           to {writerAddress ? <FarcasterAvatar address={writerAddress} size={12} /> : `story #${storylineId}`}
         </p>
diff --git a/src/components/TradingWidget.tsx b/src/components/TradingWidget.tsx
index be0c427e..34fd496e 100644
--- a/src/components/TradingWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TradingWidget.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { parseUnits, formatUnits, type Address } from "viem";
 import { browserClient as publicClient } from "../../lib/rpc";
 import { mcv2BondAbi, erc20Abi } from "../../lib/price";
+import { formatTokenAmount } from "../../lib/format";
 import {
   MCV2_BOND, PLOT_TOKEN, RESERVE_LABEL, EXPLORER_URL,
   ZAP_PLOTLINK, SUPPORTED_ZAP_TOKENS, ETH_ADDRESS,
@@ -28,21 +29,6 @@ function applySlippage(amount: bigint, isBuy: boolean): bigint {
 
 const isZapAvailable = ZAP_PLOTLINK !== "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
 
-/** Format a raw bigint token amount for display with appropriate precision. */
-function formatTokenAmount(value: bigint, decimals: number): string {
-  const num = Number(formatUnits(value, decimals));
-  if (num === 0) return "0";
-  if (num >= 1) {
-    return num.toLocaleString("en-US", { minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2 });
-  }
-  if (num >= 0.001) {
-    return num.toFixed(4);
-  }
-  if (num >= 0.000001) {
-    return num.toFixed(6);
-  }
-  return num.toExponential(2);
-}
 
 /** Retry a writeContractAsync call once if it fails with a nonce error. */
 async function retryOnNonceError<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {