diff --git a/.changeset/modern-taxis-repair.md b/.changeset/modern-taxis-repair.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@penumbra-zone/types': minor
+---
+
+Add pnum
diff --git a/packages/types/src/pnum.test.ts b/packages/types/src/pnum.test.ts
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+++ b/packages/types/src/pnum.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { pnum } from './pnum.js';
+import { BigNumber } from 'bignumber.js';
+import { Amount } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/num/v1/num_pb';
+
+describe('pnum', () => {
+  it('should correctly parse and convert a number with decimals', () => {
+    const result = pnum(123.456, { exponent: 3 });
+
+    expect(result.toNumber()).toBe(123.456);
+    expect(result.toString()).toBe('123.456');
+    expect(result.toBigInt()).toBe(123456n);
+    expect(result.toBigNumber()).toStrictEqual(new BigNumber('123.456'));
+    expect(result.toLoHi().lo).toBe(123456n);
+    expect(result.toAmount()).toStrictEqual(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 123456n,
+        hi: 0n,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly parse and convert a string with decimals', () => {
+    const result = pnum('123456789.01230000', { exponent: 6 });
+
+    expect(result.toNumber()).toBe(123456789.0123);
+    expect(result.toRoundedNumber(2)).toBe(123456789.01);
+    expect(result.toString()).toBe('123456789.0123');
+    expect(result.toRoundedString()).toBe('123456789.012300');
+    expect(result.toFormattedString()).toBe('123,456,789.012300');
+    expect(result.toFormattedString({ trailingZeros: false })).toBe('123,456,789.0123');
+    expect(result.toBigInt()).toBe(123456789012300n);
+    expect(result.toBigNumber()).toStrictEqual(new BigNumber('123456789.0123'));
+    expect(result.toLoHi().lo).toBe(123456789012300n);
+    expect(result.toAmount()).toStrictEqual(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 123456789012300n,
+        hi: 0n,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly parse and convert a bigint', () => {
+    const result = pnum(9123456789n, { exponent: 6 });
+
+    expect(result.toNumber()).toBe(9123.456789);
+    expect(result.toRoundedNumber(5)).toBe(9123.45679);
+    expect(result.toString()).toBe('9123.456789');
+    expect(result.toRoundedString()).toBe('9123.456789');
+    expect(result.toFormattedString()).toBe('9,123.456789');
+    expect(result.toBigInt()).toBe(9123456789n);
+    expect(result.toBigNumber()).toStrictEqual(new BigNumber('9123.456789'));
+    expect(result.toLoHi().lo).toBe(9123456789n);
+    expect(result.toAmount()).toStrictEqual(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 9123456789n,
+        hi: 0n,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly parse and convert a LoHi', () => {
+    const result = pnum({ lo: 99999n, hi: 99999n }, { exponent: 6 });
+
+    expect(result.toNumber()).toBe(1844655960626881500);
+    expect(result.toRoundedNumber(5)).toBe(1844655960626881500);
+    expect(result.toString()).toBe('1844655960626881452.148383');
+    expect(result.toRoundedString()).toBe('1844655960626881452.148383');
+    expect(result.toFormattedString()).toBe('1,844,655,960,626,881,452.148383');
+    expect(result.toBigInt()).toBe(1844655960626881452148383n);
+    expect(result.toBigNumber()).toStrictEqual(new BigNumber('1844655960626881452.148383'));
+    expect(result.toLoHi().lo).toBe(99999n);
+    expect(result.toLoHi().hi).toBe(99999n);
+    expect(result.toAmount()).toStrictEqual(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 99999n,
+        hi: 99999n,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly parse and convert an Amount', () => {
+    const result = pnum(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 9123456789n,
+        hi: 0n,
+      }),
+      { exponent: 6 },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.toNumber()).toBe(9123.456789);
+    expect(result.toRoundedNumber(5)).toBe(9123.45679);
+    expect(result.toString()).toBe('9123.456789');
+    expect(result.toRoundedString()).toBe('9123.456789');
+    expect(result.toFormattedString()).toBe('9,123.456789');
+    expect(result.toBigInt()).toBe(9123456789n);
+    expect(result.toBigNumber()).toStrictEqual(new BigNumber('9123.456789'));
+    expect(result.toLoHi().lo).toBe(9123456789n);
+    expect(result.toAmount()).toStrictEqual(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 9123456789n,
+        hi: 0n,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly parse and convert undefined', () => {
+    const result = pnum();
+
+    expect(result.toString()).toBe('0');
+    expect(result.toRoundedString(2)).toBe('0.00');
+    expect(result.toRoundedNumber(5)).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.toFormattedString()).toBe('0');
+    expect(result.toNumber()).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.toLoHi().lo).toBe(0n);
+    expect(result.toBigInt()).toBe(0n);
+    expect(result.toBigNumber()).toStrictEqual(new BigNumber('0'));
+    expect(result.toAmount()).toStrictEqual(
+      new Amount({
+        lo: 0n,
+        hi: 0n,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should correctly parse exponent as number or options', () => {
+    const result1 = pnum(123455678, 4);
+    const result2 = pnum(123455678n, { exponent: 4 });
+    const result3 = pnum(123455678n, 4);
+
+    expect(result1.toString()).toBe('123455678');
+    expect(result1.toRoundedString()).toBe('123455678.0000');
+    expect(result1.toFormattedString()).toBe('123,455,678.0000');
+
+    expect(result2.toFormattedString()).toBe('12,345.5678');
+    expect(result2.toFormattedString()).toBe(result3.toFormattedString());
+    expect(result3.toString()).toBe('12345.5678');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/types/src/pnum.ts b/packages/types/src/pnum.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39dddd1723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/src/pnum.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { BigNumber } from 'bignumber.js';
+import { round } from '@penumbra-zone/types/round';
+import { LoHi, joinLoHi, splitLoHi } from '@penumbra-zone/types/lo-hi';
+import { Amount } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/num/v1/num_pb';
+import { ValueView } from '@penumbra-zone/protobuf/penumbra/core/asset/v1/asset_pb';
+import { getAmount, getDisplayDenomExponentFromValueView } from '@penumbra-zone/getters/value-view';
+import { removeTrailingZeros } from '@penumbra-zone/types/shortify';
+
+/**
+ * pnum (penumbra number)
+ *
+ * In Penumbra a number can be in the form of a base unit (bigint, LoHi, Amount, ValueView)
+ * or a number with decimals for display purposes (string, number)
+ *
+ * This function handles all these cases automatically internally
+ * - when input is a bigint, LoHi, Amount, or ValueView, it is assumed to be in base units
+ * - when input is a string or number, it is multiplied by 10^exponent and converted to base units
+ *
+ * Likewise for all methods, the outputs are
+ * - in base units for bigint, LoHi, Amount and ValueView
+ * - in display form with decimals for string and number
+ *
+ * @param input
+ * @param optionsOrExponent
+ */
+function pnum(
+  input?: string | number | LoHi | bigint | Amount | ValueView | undefined,
+  optionsOrExponent: { exponent?: number } | number = { exponent: 0 },
+) {
+  let value: BigNumber;
+  let exponent =
+    typeof optionsOrExponent === 'number' ? optionsOrExponent : (optionsOrExponent.exponent ?? 0);
+
+  if (typeof input === 'string' || typeof input === 'number') {
+    value = new BigNumber(input).shiftedBy(exponent);
+  } else if (typeof input === 'bigint') {
+    value = new BigNumber(input.toString());
+  } else if (input instanceof ValueView) {
+    const amount = getAmount(input);
+    value = new BigNumber(joinLoHi(amount.lo, amount.hi).toString());
+    exponent =
+      input.valueView.case === 'knownAssetId' ? getDisplayDenomExponentFromValueView(input) : 0;
+  } else if (
+    input instanceof Amount ||
+    (typeof input === 'object' &&
+      'lo' in input &&
+      'hi' in input &&
+      typeof input.lo === 'bigint' &&
+      typeof input.hi === 'bigint')
+  ) {
+    value = new BigNumber(joinLoHi(input.lo, input.hi).toString());
+  } else {
+    value = new BigNumber(0);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    toNumber(): number {
+      const number = value.shiftedBy(-exponent).toNumber();
+      if (!Number.isFinite(number)) {
+        throw new Error('Number exceeds JavaScript numeric limits, convert to other type instead.');
+      }
+      return number;
+    },
+
+    toRoundedNumber(decimals = exponent): number {
+      const number = value.shiftedBy(-exponent).toNumber();
+      if (!Number.isFinite(number)) {
+        throw new Error('Number exceeds JavaScript numeric limits, convert to other type instead.');
+      }
+      return Number(round({ value: number, decimals }));
+    },
+
+    toString(): string {
+      return value.shiftedBy(-exponent).toString();
+    },
+
+    toRoundedString(decimals = exponent): string {
+      return round({ value: value.shiftedBy(-exponent).toString(), decimals, trailingZeros: true });
+    },
+
+    toFormattedString(
+      options: {
+        commas?: boolean;
+        decimals?: number;
+        trailingZeros?: boolean;
+      } = {},
+    ): string {
+      const defaultOptions = {
+        commas: true,
+        decimals: exponent,
+        trailingZeros: true,
+      };
+
+      const { commas, decimals, trailingZeros } = {
+        ...defaultOptions,
+        ...options,
+      };
+
+      const number = value.shiftedBy(-exponent).toFormat(decimals, {
+        decimalSeparator: '.',
+        groupSeparator: commas ? ',' : '',
+        groupSize: 3,
+      });
+
+      return trailingZeros ? number : removeTrailingZeros(number);
+    },
+
+    toBigInt(): bigint {
+      return BigInt(value.toFixed(0));
+    },
+
+    toBigNumber(): BigNumber {
+      return value.shiftedBy(-exponent);
+    },
+
+    toLoHi(): LoHi {
+      return splitLoHi(BigInt(value.toFixed(0)));
+    },
+
+    toAmount(): Amount {
+      return new Amount(splitLoHi(BigInt(value.toFixed(0))));
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export { pnum };
diff --git a/packages/types/src/round.ts b/packages/types/src/round.ts
index f80282a5af..5337f0aa3e 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/round.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/round.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { removeTrailingZeros } from './shortify.js';
 export type RoundingMode = 'half-up' | 'up' | 'down';
 
 export interface RoundOptions {
-  value: number;
+  value: number | string;
   decimals: number;
   roundingMode?: RoundingMode;
+  trailingZeros?: boolean;
 }
 
 const EXPONENTIAL_NOTATION_THRESHOLD = new Decimal('1e21');
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ const getDecimalRoundingMode = (mode: RoundingMode): Decimal.Rounding => {
  *      - down: Rounds towards zero
  *      - up: Rounds way from zero
  */
-export function round({ value, decimals, roundingMode = 'half-up' }: RoundOptions): string {
+export function round({
+  value,
+  decimals,
+  roundingMode = 'half-up',
+  trailingZeros = false,
+}: RoundOptions): string {
   const decimalValue = new Decimal(value);
 
   // Determine if exponential notation is needed
@@ -53,5 +59,9 @@ export function round({ value, decimals, roundingMode = 'half-up' }: RoundOption
     result = roundedDecimal.toFixed(decimals, getDecimalRoundingMode(roundingMode));
   }
 
+  if (trailingZeros) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
   return removeTrailingZeros(result);
 }