diff --git a/PARITY_CHECKLIST.md b/PARITY_CHECKLIST.md
index 1e7c4a4..528e6af 100644
--- a/PARITY_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/PARITY_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ Done:
 - [x] Basic shell/subprocess handling
 - [x] Bundled small portable utilities — `utils/array.ts`, `utils/set.ts`, `utils/objectGroupBy.ts`, `utils/xml.ts`, `utils/uuid.ts` ported in `src/small_utils.py`
 - [x] Session-scoped env-var registry (`utils/sessionEnvVars.ts`) ported in `src/session_env_vars.py`
+- [x] Display formatters from `utils/format.ts` (`formatFileSize`, `formatSecondsShort`, `formatDuration`, `formatNumber`, `formatTokens`) ported in `src/format_utils.py`
 
 Missing major utility categories:
 
diff --git a/src/format_utils.py b/src/format_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c4361d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/format_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+"""Display formatters — Python port of pure helpers from ``utils/format.ts``.
+
+Only the leaf-safe formatters are ported here (no Intl dependencies, no
+Ink-specific layout). These mirror the upstream output exactly so existing
+golden snapshots and tests of formatted strings stay aligned.
+
+Ported:
+- ``format_file_size`` — bytes → ``"1.5KB"`` / ``"2MB"`` / ``"3.4GB"``
+- ``format_seconds_short`` — ms → ``"1.2s"``
+- ``format_duration`` — ms → ``"3h 4m 5s"`` with hide/most-significant flags
+- ``format_number`` — compact notation (``"1.3k"``, ``"2.5m"``)
+- ``format_tokens`` — like ``format_number`` but trims trailing ``.0``
+
+Not ported (stay in TypeScript-only paths):
+``formatRelativeTime`` / ``formatRelativeTimeAgo`` / ``formatLogMetadata``
+/ ``formatResetTime`` / ``formatResetText`` — they depend on
+``intl.ts`` and the Ink reset-time UX.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def _trim_trailing_zero(value: str) -> str:
+    return value[:-2] if value.endswith('.0') else value
+
+
+def format_file_size(size_in_bytes: float) -> str:
+    """Bytes to a human-readable string, mirroring the JS thresholds."""
+    kb = size_in_bytes / 1024
+    if kb < 1:
+        return f'{int(size_in_bytes)} bytes'
+    if kb < 1024:
+        return f'{_trim_trailing_zero(f"{kb:.1f}")}KB'
+    mb = kb / 1024
+    if mb < 1024:
+        return f'{_trim_trailing_zero(f"{mb:.1f}")}MB'
+    gb = mb / 1024
+    return f'{_trim_trailing_zero(f"{gb:.1f}")}GB'
+
+
+def format_seconds_short(ms: float) -> str:
+    """Milliseconds → ``"1.2s"`` (always one decimal)."""
+    return f'{ms / 1000:.1f}s'
+
+
+def format_duration(
+    ms: float,
+    *,
+    hide_trailing_zeros: bool = False,
+    most_significant_only: bool = False,
+) -> str:
+    """Format a millisecond duration with d/h/m/s components.
+
+    Mirrors ``utils/format.ts#formatDuration`` including the rounding
+    carry-over (``59.5s`` rounds up to the next minute).
+    """
+    if ms < 60_000:
+        if ms == 0:
+            return '0s'
+        if ms < 1:
+            return f'{ms / 1000:.1f}s'
+        return f'{int(ms // 1000)}s'
+
+    days = int(ms // 86_400_000)
+    hours = int((ms % 86_400_000) // 3_600_000)
+    minutes = int((ms % 3_600_000) // 60_000)
+    seconds = int(round((ms % 60_000) / 1000))
+
+    if seconds == 60:
+        seconds = 0
+        minutes += 1
+    if minutes == 60:
+        minutes = 0
+        hours += 1
+    if hours == 24:
+        hours = 0
+        days += 1
+
+    if most_significant_only:
+        if days > 0:
+            return f'{days}d'
+        if hours > 0:
+            return f'{hours}h'
+        if minutes > 0:
+            return f'{minutes}m'
+        return f'{seconds}s'
+
+    hide = hide_trailing_zeros
+
+    if days > 0:
+        if hide and hours == 0 and minutes == 0:
+            return f'{days}d'
+        if hide and minutes == 0:
+            return f'{days}d {hours}h'
+        return f'{days}d {hours}h {minutes}m'
+    if hours > 0:
+        if hide and minutes == 0 and seconds == 0:
+            return f'{hours}h'
+        if hide and seconds == 0:
+            return f'{hours}h {minutes}m'
+        return f'{hours}h {minutes}m {seconds}s'
+    if minutes > 0:
+        if hide and seconds == 0:
+            return f'{minutes}m'
+        return f'{minutes}m {seconds}s'
+    return f'{seconds}s'
+
+
+_COMPACT_SUFFIXES = (
+    (1_000_000_000_000, 't'),
+    (1_000_000_000, 'b'),
+    (1_000_000, 'm'),
+    (1_000, 'k'),
+)
+
+
+def format_number(number: float) -> str:
+    """Compact notation matching ``Intl.NumberFormat`` with one fraction digit.
+
+    The npm version emits e.g. ``"1.3k"`` from 1321 and ``"900"`` from 900.
+    For values < 1000 the integer is returned with no separator. For larger
+    values one fraction digit is shown when ``number >= 1000`` to mirror the
+    ``minimumFractionDigits: 1`` consistent-decimal branch.
+    """
+    if number < 1000:
+        return str(int(number))
+
+    for threshold, suffix in _COMPACT_SUFFIXES:
+        if number >= threshold:
+            scaled = number / threshold
+            return f'{scaled:.1f}{suffix}'
+
+    return str(int(number))
+
+
+def format_tokens(count: float) -> str:
+    """Like ``format_number`` but trims a trailing ``.0`` (e.g. ``"1k"``)."""
+    return format_number(count).replace('.0', '')
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    'format_file_size',
+    'format_seconds_short',
+    'format_duration',
+    'format_number',
+    'format_tokens',
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_format_utils.py b/tests/test_format_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54bd19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_format_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+"""Tests for ``src/format_utils.py``."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import unittest
+
+from src.format_utils import (
+    format_duration,
+    format_file_size,
+    format_number,
+    format_seconds_short,
+    format_tokens,
+)
+
+
+class FormatFileSizeTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_bytes(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_file_size(0), '0 bytes')
+        self.assertEqual(format_file_size(512), '512 bytes')
+
+    def test_kb_with_decimal(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_file_size(1536), '1.5KB')
+
+    def test_kb_trims_trailing_zero(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_file_size(2048), '2KB')
+
+    def test_mb(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_file_size(5 * 1024 * 1024), '5MB')
+
+    def test_gb(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_file_size(2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024), '2GB')
+
+
+class FormatSecondsShortTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_basic(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_seconds_short(1234), '1.2s')
+
+    def test_under_one(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_seconds_short(450), '0.5s')
+
+
+class FormatDurationTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_zero(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(0), '0s')
+
+    def test_sub_second(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(0.5), '0.0s')
+
+    def test_seconds_only(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(5_000), '5s')
+
+    def test_minutes_seconds(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(125_000), '2m 5s')
+
+    def test_hours(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(3_725_000), '1h 2m 5s')
+
+    def test_days(self) -> None:
+        # 1d 2h 3m
+        ms = 86_400_000 + 2 * 3_600_000 + 3 * 60_000 + 0
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(ms), '1d 2h 3m')
+
+    def test_hide_trailing_zeros_minutes(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(
+            format_duration(120_000, hide_trailing_zeros=True), '2m',
+        )
+
+    def test_hide_trailing_zeros_hours(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(
+            format_duration(3_600_000, hide_trailing_zeros=True), '1h',
+        )
+
+    def test_most_significant_only_picks_largest_unit(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(125_000, most_significant_only=True), '2m')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            format_duration(3_725_000, most_significant_only=True), '1h',
+        )
+
+    def test_rounding_carry_over(self) -> None:
+        # 59,500 ms rounds seconds=60 → carries to 1m 0s
+        self.assertEqual(format_duration(59_500 + 60_000), '2m 0s')
+
+
+class FormatNumberTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_below_thousand(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_number(900), '900')
+        self.assertEqual(format_number(0), '0')
+
+    def test_thousands_with_decimal(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_number(1321), '1.3k')
+
+    def test_thousand_keeps_decimal(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_number(1000), '1.0k')
+
+    def test_millions(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_number(2_500_000), '2.5m')
+
+    def test_billions(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_number(3_700_000_000), '3.7b')
+
+
+class FormatTokensTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_trims_decimal_zero(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_tokens(1000), '1k')
+
+    def test_keeps_meaningful_decimal(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_tokens(1321), '1.3k')
+
+    def test_below_thousand(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_tokens(450), '450')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()