diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index db131e8..bba7981 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -37,14 +37,35 @@ export function numToAlphabeticalString(num) {
   return `#${s}` || undefined;
 }
 
+let topOutAt100AndValidate = (x) => {
+  // return 10;
+  if (x == x) {
+    return x > 99 ? 99 : x < 0 ? 2 : x;
+  } else {
+    return 10;
+  }
+};
+
 export function formatLargeOrSmall(num) {
   let result;
   if (num >= 1) {
     result = toLocale(truncateValueForDisplay(num));
   } else if (num > 0) {
-    result = num.toFixed(-Math.floor(Math.log(num) / Math.log(10)) + 1);
-  } else if (num < -1) {
-    result = num.toFixed(-Math.floor(Math.log(-num) / Math.log(10)) + 1);
+    let candidateNumSignificantDigits =
+      -Math.floor(Math.log(num) / Math.log(10)) + 1;
+    let numSignificantDigits = topOutAt100AndValidate(
+      candidateNumSignificantDigits
+    );
+    result = num.toFixed(numSignificantDigits);
+  } else if (-1 < num) {
+    let candidateNumSignificantDigits =
+      -Math.floor(Math.log(Math.abs(num)) / Math.log(10)) + 1;
+    let numSignificantDigits = topOutAt100AndValidate(
+      candidateNumSignificantDigits
+    );
+    result = num.toFixed(numSignificantDigits);
+  } else if (num <= -1) {
+    result = "-" + toLocale(truncateValueForDisplay(-num));
   } else {
     result = toLocale(num); //return "~0"
   }