diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/String.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/String.cpp
index b77aa005db..8cc4e44548 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/String.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/String.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,32 @@ namespace String
         }
     }
 
+    bool Equals(const std::string_view& a, const std::string_view& b, bool ignoreCase)
+    {
+        if (ignoreCase)
+        {
+            if (a.size() == b.size())
+            {
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < a.size(); i++)
+                {
+                    if (tolower(a[i]) != tolower(b[i]))
+                    {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return a == b;
+        }
+    }
+
     bool Equals(const std::string& a, const std::string& b, bool ignoreCase)
     {
         return Equals(a.c_str(), b.c_str(), ignoreCase);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp
index af6e612d31..b1c6a9f4dd 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace String
     bool IsNullOrEmpty(const utf8* str);
     int32_t Compare(const std::string& a, const std::string& b, bool ignoreCase = false);
     int32_t Compare(const utf8* a, const utf8* b, bool ignoreCase = false);
+    bool Equals(const std::string_view& a, const std::string_view& b, bool ignoreCase);
     bool Equals(const std::string& a, const std::string& b, bool ignoreCase = false);
     bool Equals(const utf8* a, const utf8* b, bool ignoreCase = false);
     bool StartsWith(const utf8* str, const utf8* match, bool ignoreCase = false);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj b/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj
index 2dd9b0e4ea..4f655f918d 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj
+++ b/src/openrct2/libopenrct2.vcxproj
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="localisation\Date.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="localisation\FormatCodes.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="localisation\Formatter.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="localisation\Formatting.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="localisation\Language.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="localisation\LanguagePack.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="localisation\Localisation.h" />
@@ -554,6 +555,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="localisation\Currency.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="localisation\FormatCodes.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="localisation\Formatter.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="localisation\Formatting.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="localisation\Language.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="localisation\LanguagePack.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="localisation\Localisation.cpp" />
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.cpp b/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.cpp
index 150fa21271..4fba694267 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "FormatCodes.h"
 
 #include "../common.h"
+#include "../core/String.hpp"
 #include "Localisation.h"
 
 #include <iterator>
@@ -76,14 +77,12 @@ static constexpr const format_code_token format_code_tokens[] = {
 };
 // clang-format on
 
-uint32_t format_get_code(const char* token)
+uint32_t format_get_code(std::string_view token)
 {
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < std::size(format_code_tokens); i++)
-    {
-        if (_strcmpi(token, format_code_tokens[i].token) == 0)
-            return format_code_tokens[i].code;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    auto result = std::find_if(std::begin(format_code_tokens), std::end(format_code_tokens), [token](auto& fct) {
+        return String::Equals(token, fct.token, true);
+    });
+    return result != std::end(format_code_tokens) ? result->code : 0;
 }
 
 const char* format_get_token(uint32_t code)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h b/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h
index 96335d60b3..7e2ed2f43e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/FormatCodes.h
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "../common.h"
 
-uint32_t format_get_code(const char* token);
+#include <string_view>
+
+uint32_t format_get_code(std::string_view token);
 const char* format_get_token(uint32_t code);
 
 enum
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec18d92577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2020 OpenRCT2 developers
+ *
+ * For a complete list of all authors, please refer to contributors.md
+ * Interested in contributing? Visit https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
+ *
+ * OpenRCT2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "Formatting.h"
+
+#include "../config/Config.h"
+#include "../util/Util.h"
+#include "FormatCodes.h"
+#include "Language.h"
+#include "StringIds.h"
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace OpenRCT2
+{
+    char GetDigitSeperator()
+    {
+        return ',';
+    }
+
+    char GetDecimalSeperator()
+    {
+        return '.';
+    }
+
+    template<size_t TDecimalPlace, bool TDigitSep, typename T> void FormatNumber(std::stringstream& ss, T value)
+    {
+        char buffer[32];
+        int32_t i = 0;
+
+        size_t num;
+        if (value < 0)
+        {
+            // TODO handle edge case: std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::min();
+            num = -value;
+            ss << '-';
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            num = value;
+        }
+
+        // Decimal digits
+        if constexpr (TDecimalPlace > 0)
+        {
+            while (num != 0 && i < sizeof(buffer) && i < TDecimalPlace)
+            {
+                buffer[i++] = (char)('0' + (num % 10));
+                num /= 10;
+            }
+            buffer[i++] = GetDecimalSeperator();
+        }
+
+        // Whole digits
+        size_t groupLen = 0;
+        do
+        {
+            if constexpr (TDigitSep)
+            {
+                if (groupLen >= 3)
+                {
+                    groupLen = 0;
+                    buffer[i++] = GetDigitSeperator();
+                }
+            }
+            buffer[i++] = (char)('0' + (num % 10));
+            num /= 10;
+            if constexpr (TDigitSep)
+            {
+                groupLen++;
+            }
+        } while (num != 0 && i < sizeof(buffer));
+
+        // Finally reverse append the string
+        for (int32_t j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--)
+        {
+            ss << buffer[j];
+        }
+    }
+
+    template<typename T> void FormatArgument(std::stringstream& ss, FormatToken token, T arg)
+    {
+        switch (token)
+        {
+            case FORMAT_UINT16:
+            case FORMAT_INT32:
+                if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
+                {
+                    FormatNumber<0, false>(ss, arg);
+                }
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_COMMA16:
+            case FORMAT_COMMA32:
+                if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
+                {
+                    FormatNumber<0, true>(ss, arg);
+                }
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_COMMA1DP16:
+                if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
+                {
+                    FormatNumber<1, true>(ss, arg);
+                }
+                else if constexpr (std::is_floating_point<T>())
+                {
+                    FormatNumber<1, true>(ss, std::round(arg * 10));
+                }
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_COMMA2DP32:
+                if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
+                {
+                    FormatNumber<2, true>(ss, arg);
+                }
+                else if constexpr (std::is_floating_point<T>())
+                {
+                    FormatNumber<2, true>(ss, std::round(arg * 100));
+                }
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_VELOCITY:
+                if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
+                {
+                    switch (gConfigGeneral.measurement_format)
+                    {
+                        default:
+                        case MeasurementFormat::Imperial:
+                            FormatStringId(ss, STR_UNIT_SUFFIX_MILES_PER_HOUR, arg);
+                            break;
+                        case MeasurementFormat::Metric:
+                            FormatStringId(ss, STR_UNIT_SUFFIX_KILOMETRES_PER_HOUR, mph_to_kmph(arg));
+                            break;
+                        case MeasurementFormat::SI:
+                            FormatStringId(ss, STR_UNIT_SUFFIX_METRES_PER_SECOND, mph_to_dmps(arg));
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_STRING:
+                if constexpr (std::is_same<T, const char*>())
+                {
+                    ss << arg;
+                }
+                else if constexpr (std::is_same<T, const std::string&>())
+                {
+                    ss << arg.c_str();
+                }
+                break;
+            case FORMAT_STRINGID:
+            case FORMAT_STRINGID2:
+                if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
+                {
+                    ss << language_get_string(arg);
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::pair<std::string_view, uint32_t> FormatNextPart(std::string_view& fmt)
+    {
+        if (fmt.size() > 0)
+        {
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < fmt.size() - 1; i++)
+            {
+                if (fmt[i] == '{' && fmt[i + 1] != '}')
+                {
+                    if (i == 0)
+                    {
+                        // Find end brace
+                        for (size_t j = i + 1; j < fmt.size(); j++)
+                        {
+                            if (fmt[j] == '}')
+                            {
+                                auto result = fmt.substr(0, j + 1);
+                                fmt = fmt.substr(j + 1);
+                                return { result, format_get_code(result.substr(1, result.size() - 2)) };
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        auto result = fmt.substr(0, i);
+                        fmt = fmt.substr(i);
+                        return { result, 0 };
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        {
+            auto result = fmt;
+            fmt = {};
+            return { result, 0 };
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool CanFormatToken(FormatToken t)
+    {
+        return t == FORMAT_COMMA1DP16 || (t >= FORMAT_COMMA32 && t <= FORMAT_LENGTH);
+    }
+
+    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, uint32_t, int32_t);
+    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, uint32_t, const char*);
+} // namespace OpenRCT2
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6233af63bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2020 OpenRCT2 developers
+ *
+ * For a complete list of all authors, please refer to contributors.md
+ * Interested in contributing? Visit https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
+ *
+ * OpenRCT2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../common.h"
+#include "Language.h"
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace OpenRCT2
+{
+    using FormatToken = uint32_t;
+
+    template<typename T> void FormatArgument(std::stringstream& ss, FormatToken token, T arg);
+
+    std::pair<std::string_view, uint32_t> FormatNextPart(std::string_view& fmt);
+    bool CanFormatToken(FormatToken t);
+
+    inline void FormatString(std::stringstream& ss, std::string_view& fmtc)
+    {
+        while (!fmtc.empty())
+        {
+            auto [part, token] = FormatNextPart(fmtc);
+            if (!CanFormatToken(token))
+            {
+                ss << part;
+                FormatString(ss, fmtc);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template<typename TArg0> static void FormatString(std::stringstream& ss, std::string_view& fmtc, TArg0 arg0)
+    {
+        if (!fmtc.empty())
+        {
+            auto [part, token] = FormatNextPart(fmtc);
+            if (CanFormatToken(token))
+            {
+                FormatArgument(ss, token, arg0);
+                FormatString(ss, fmtc);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ss << part;
+                FormatString(ss, fmtc, arg0);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template<typename TArg0, typename... TArgs>
+    static void FormatString(std::stringstream& ss, std::string_view& fmtc, TArg0 arg0, TArgs&&... argN)
+    {
+        if (!fmtc.empty())
+        {
+            auto [part, token] = FormatNextPart(fmtc);
+            if (CanFormatToken(token))
+            {
+                FormatArgument(ss, token, arg0);
+                return FormatString(ss, fmtc, argN...);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ss << part;
+                return FormatString(ss, fmtc, arg0, argN...);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template<typename... TArgs> std::string FormatString(std::string_view fmt, TArgs&&... argN)
+    {
+        thread_local std::stringstream ss;
+        // Reset the buffer (reported as most efficient way)
+        std::stringstream().swap(ss);
+        FormatString(ss, fmt, argN...);
+        return ss.str();
+    }
+
+    template<typename... TArgs> static void FormatStringId(std::stringstream& ss, rct_string_id fmt, TArgs&&... argN)
+    {
+        auto lang = language_get_string(fmt);
+        auto fmtsz = language_convert_string_to_tokens(lang);
+        auto fmtc = std::string_view(fmtsz);
+        FormatString(ss, fmtc, argN...);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... TArgs> std::string FormatStringId(rct_string_id fmt, TArgs&&... argN)
+    {
+        auto lang = language_get_string(fmt);
+        auto fmtc = language_convert_string_to_tokens(lang);
+        return FormatString(fmtc, argN...);
+    }
+} // namespace OpenRCT2
diff --git a/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp b/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6339d6d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2020 OpenRCT2 developers
+ *
+ * For a complete list of all authors, please refer to contributors.md
+ * Interested in contributing? Visit https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2
+ *
+ * OpenRCT2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <openrct2/Context.h>
+#include <openrct2/OpenRCT2.h>
+#include <openrct2/config/Config.h>
+
+using namespace OpenRCT2;
+
+class FormattingTests : public testing::Test
+{
+private:
+    static std::shared_ptr<IContext> _context;
+
+protected:
+    static void SetUpTestCase()
+    {
+        gOpenRCT2Headless = true;
+        gOpenRCT2NoGraphics = true;
+        _context = CreateContext();
+        bool initialised = _context->Initialise();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(initialised);
+
+        // load_from_sv6(parkPath.c_str());
+        // game_load_init();
+
+        // Changed in some tests. Store to restore its value
+        // _gScreenFlags = gScreenFlags;
+        SUCCEED();
+    }
+
+    static void TearDownTestCase()
+    {
+        if (_context)
+            _context.reset();
+
+        // gScreenFlags = _gScreenFlags;
+    }
+};
+
+std::shared_ptr<IContext> FormattingTests::_context;
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, no_args)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("test string");
+    ASSERT_EQ("test string", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, missing_arg)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("test {STRING} arg");
+    ASSERT_EQ("test  arg", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, integer)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("Guests: {INT32}", 32);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Guests: 32", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, integer_integer)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("Guests: {INT32}, Staff: {INT32}", 32, 10);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Guests: 32, Staff: 10", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, comma)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("Guests: {COMMA16}", 12534);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Guests: 12,534", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, comma_0)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("Guests: {COMMA16}", 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Guests: 0", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, string)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("{RED}{STRING} has broken down.", "Woodchip");
+    ASSERT_EQ("{RED}Woodchip has broken down.", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, escaped_braces)
+{
+    auto actual = FormatString("--{{ESCAPED}}--", 0);
+    ASSERT_EQ("--{{ESCAPED}}--", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, velocity_mph)
+{
+    gConfigGeneral.measurement_format = MeasurementFormat::Imperial;
+    auto actual = FormatString("Train is going at {VELOCITY}.", 1024);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Train is going at 1,024 mph.", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, velocity_kph)
+{
+    gConfigGeneral.measurement_format = MeasurementFormat::Metric;
+    auto actual = FormatString("Train is going at {VELOCITY}.", 1024);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Train is going at 1,648 km/h.", actual);
+}
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, velocity_mps)
+{
+    gConfigGeneral.measurement_format = MeasurementFormat::SI;
+    auto actual = FormatString("Train is going at {VELOCITY}.", 1024);
+    ASSERT_EQ("Train is going at 457.7 m/s.", actual);
+}
diff --git a/test/tests/tests.vcxproj b/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
index 75678eb34e..574ac7a22b 100644
--- a/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
+++ b/test/tests/tests.vcxproj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="CircularBuffer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="CryptTests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Endianness.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="FormattingTests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LanguagePackTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ImageImporterTests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="IniReaderTest.cpp" />