The format specifiers are actually mentioned on the [sprintf(http://php.net/sprintf)] page
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The ``format`` filter formats a given string by replacing the placeholders
-(placeholders follows the `printf`_ notation):
+(placeholders follows the `sprintf`_ notation):
.. code-block:: jinja
{# returns I like foo and bar
if the foo parameter equals to the foo string. #}
-.. _`printf`: http://www.php.net/printf
+.. _`sprintf`: http://www.php.net/sprintf
.. seealso:: :doc:`replace<replace>`