diff --git a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/format.py b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/format.py
index 1a8970b6238..6837a5af4b7 100644
--- a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/format.py
+++ b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/format.py
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ def make_expr(self,
                   do_blank_null = True
                   ) -> tuple[
         QueryConstruct, blank_nulls, QueryFieldSpec]:
+        if path is None:
+            # A field without a mapped field is static text. The editor uses
+            # ``sep`` for these entries so that the text is retained when
+            # neighbouring fields are null.
+            static_text = fieldNodeAttrib.get('format', fieldNodeAttrib.get('sep', ''))
+            return query, blank_nulls(literal(static_text)), None
+
         path = path.split('.')
         path = [inspect(orm_table).class_.__name__, *path]
         formatter_field_spec = QueryFieldSpec.from_path(path)
diff --git a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/tests/test_format/test_format_sprintf.py b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/tests/test_format/test_format_sprintf.py
index 918a98c7419..009d07fc0f2 100644
--- a/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/tests/test_format/test_format_sprintf.py
+++ b/specifyweb/backend/stored_queries/tests/test_format/test_format_sprintf.py
@@ -56,4 +56,38 @@ def test_accession(self, get_app_resource: Mock):
             (acc3.id, ', [89]'), 
             (acc4.id, '')],
             results
-        )
\ No newline at end of file
+        )
+
+    @patch('specifyweb.backend.stored_queries.format.app_resource.get_app_resource')
+    def test_static_fields_and_postfix(self, get_app_resource: Mock):
+        get_app_resource.return_value = ("""
+            <formatters>
+                <format name="Accession" title="Accession"
+                    class="edu.ku.brc.specify.datamodel.Accession" default="true">
+                    <switch single="true">
+                        <fields>
+                            <field sep="[" />
+                            <field format="%s]">remarks</field>
+                            <field sep="!" />
+                        </fields>
+                    </switch>
+                </format>
+            </formatters>
+        """, None, None)
+        Accession.objects.all().delete()
+        accession = Accession.objects.create(
+            division=self.division,
+            remarks="Remarks",
+            accessionnumber="1",
+        )
+        empty = Accession.objects.create(
+            division=self.division,
+            accessionnumber="2",
+        )
+        table, query_fields = make_query_fields_test("Accession", [[]])
+
+        results = self._get_results(table, query_fields)
+        self.assertCountEqual([
+            (accession.id, "[Remarks]!"),
+            (empty.id, "[!"),
+        ], results)
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Definitions.tsx b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Definitions.tsx
index ca931387c9d..4ff493272b3 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Definitions.tsx
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Definitions.tsx
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ function ConditionalFormatter({
                       separator: localized(' '),
                       aggregator: undefined,
                       formatter: undefined,
+                      format: undefined,
                       fieldFormatter: undefined,
                       field: undefined,
                       trimZeros: false,
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Fields.tsx b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Fields.tsx
index acb6b41f016..02dbd81b841 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Fields.tsx
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/Fields.tsx
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export function Fields({
             [&_td]:!items-stretch
             ${
               displayFormatter
-                ? 'grid-cols-[min-content_1fr_auto_min-content]'
-                : 'grid-cols-[min-content_1fr_min-content]'
+                ? 'grid-cols-[min-content_1fr_auto_auto_min-content]'
+                : 'grid-cols-[min-content_1fr_auto_min-content]'
             }
           `}
         >
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ export function Fields({
             <tr>
               <th>{resourcesText.separator()}</th>
               <th>{schemaText.field()}</th>
-              {displayFormatter && <th>{schemaText.customFieldFormat()}</th>}
+              <th>{resourcesText.displayFormat()}</th>
+              {displayFormatter && <th>{schemaText.fieldFormat()}</th>}
               <th />
             </tr>
           </thead>
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export function Fields({
                   separator: localized(' '),
                   aggregator: undefined,
                   formatter: undefined,
+                  format: undefined,
                   fieldFormatter: undefined,
                   field: undefined,
                   trimZeros: false,
@@ -203,6 +205,25 @@ function Field({
           <CustomSelectElement {...fieldOptionsSelectProps} />
         </div>
       </td>
+      <td>
+        {field.field === undefined ? (
+          <Input.Text
+            aria-label={resourcesText.displayFormat()}
+            className="w-full min-w-0"
+            isReadOnly={isReadOnly}
+            placeholder="Static text"
+            value={field.format ?? ''}
+            onValueChange={(format): void =>
+              handleChange({
+                ...field,
+                format: format.length === 0 ? undefined : format,
+              })
+            }
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <FieldFormat field={[field, handleChange]} />
+        )}
+      </td>
       {displayFormatter && (
         <td>
           <FieldFormatter field={[field, handleChange]} />
@@ -240,6 +261,59 @@ function Field({
   );
 }
 
+function FieldFormat({
+  field: [field, handleChange],
+}: {
+  readonly field: GetSet<
+    Formatter['definition']['fields'][number]['fields'][number]
+  >;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  const isReadOnly = React.useContext(ReadOnlyContext);
+  const format = field.format ?? '';
+  const substitution = field.format?.match(/%[sd]/)?.[0] ?? '%s';
+  const [prefix, suffix] = format.includes(substitution)
+    ? format.split(substitution, 2)
+    : [format, ''];
+  const updateFormat = (newPrefix: string, newSuffix: string): void => {
+    const format = `${newPrefix}${substitution}${newSuffix}`;
+    handleChange({
+      ...field,
+      format: format === '%s' ? undefined : localized(format),
+    });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      aria-label={resourcesText.displayFormat()}
+      className="inline-flex w-56 max-w-full items-center gap-1"
+    >
+      <Input.Text
+        aria-label="Text Before"
+        className="w-0 min-w-0 flex-1"
+        isReadOnly={isReadOnly}
+        placeholder="Text Before"
+        value={prefix}
+        onValueChange={(value): void => updateFormat(value, suffix)}
+      />
+      <span
+        aria-label="Selected field value"
+        className="cursor-not-allowed select-none px-1 font-mono text-sm text-gray-500"
+        title="Selected field value"
+      >
+        …
+      </span>
+      <Input.Text
+        aria-label="Text After"
+        className="w-0 min-w-0 flex-1"
+        isReadOnly={isReadOnly}
+        placeholder="Text After"
+        value={suffix}
+        onValueChange={(value): void => updateFormat(prefix, value)}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function FieldFormatter({
   field: [field, handleChange],
 }: {
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/__snapshots__/formatters.test.ts.snap b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/__snapshots__/formatters.test.ts.snap
index dea1513e2c1..81a5cf42986 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/__snapshots__/formatters.test.ts.snap
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/__snapshots__/formatters.test.ts.snap
@@ -1536,6 +1536,7 @@ exports[`Formatters are fetched and parsed correctly 1`] = `
                 "field": [
                   "[literalField LoanReturnPreparation.quantityResolved]",
                 ],
+                "format": "%d",
                 "separator": " - ",
                 "trimZeros": false,
               },
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
index 1cfc1557635..4f3d28f0393 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ describe('formatField', () => {
           formatter: undefined,
           aggregator: undefined,
           fieldFormatter: undefined,
+          format: undefined,
           separator: localized(', '),
           trimZeros: false,
         },
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ describe('formatField', () => {
           formatter: undefined,
           aggregator: undefined,
           fieldFormatter: undefined,
+          format: undefined,
           formatFieldValue: false,
           separator: localized(', '),
           trimZeros: false,
@@ -143,6 +145,61 @@ describe('formatField', () => {
       separator: ', ',
     });
   });
+
+  test('applies a field format and preserves static formatter entries', async () => {
+    const parentResource = new tables.Collector.Resource({ id: collectorId });
+    await expect(
+      formatField(
+        {
+          field: [
+            tables.Collector.strictGetField('agent'),
+            tables.Agent.strictGetField('agentType'),
+          ],
+          formatter: undefined,
+          aggregator: undefined,
+          fieldFormatter: undefined,
+          format: localized('(%s)'),
+          separator: localized(''),
+          trimZeros: false,
+        },
+        parentResource
+      )
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ formatted: '(Person)', separator: '' });
+    await expect(
+      formatField(
+        {
+          field: undefined,
+          formatter: undefined,
+          aggregator: undefined,
+          fieldFormatter: undefined,
+          format: undefined,
+          separator: localized(' / '),
+          trimZeros: false,
+        },
+        parentResource
+      )
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ formatted: ' / ', separator: '' });
+  });
+
+  test('omits empty mapped values from substitution formats', async () => {
+    const parentResource = new tables.Agent.Resource({ agentType: undefined });
+    const field = [tables.Agent.strictGetField('agentType')];
+    const base = {
+      field,
+      formatter: undefined,
+      aggregator: undefined,
+      fieldFormatter: undefined,
+      separator: localized(''),
+      trimZeros: false,
+    } as const;
+
+    await expect(
+      formatField({ ...base, format: localized('%s') }, parentResource)
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ formatted: '', separator: '' });
+    await expect(
+      formatField({ ...base, format: localized('%d') }, parentResource)
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ formatted: '', separator: '' });
+  });
 });
 
 const referenceWorkId = 1;
@@ -195,6 +252,7 @@ test('Circular formatting is detected and prevented', async () => {
               separator: localized(''),
               formatter: undefined,
               fieldFormatter: undefined,
+              format: undefined,
               trimZeros: false,
             },
             {
@@ -203,6 +261,7 @@ test('Circular formatting is detected and prevented', async () => {
               separator: localized(''),
               formatter: undefined,
               fieldFormatter: undefined,
+              format: undefined,
               trimZeros: false,
             },
           ],
@@ -229,6 +288,7 @@ test('Circular formatting is detected and prevented', async () => {
               separator: localized(' - '),
               formatter: undefined,
               fieldFormatter: undefined,
+              format: undefined,
               trimZeros: false,
             },
             {
@@ -237,6 +297,7 @@ test('Circular formatting is detected and prevented', async () => {
               separator: localized(' -- '),
               formatter: undefined,
               fieldFormatter: undefined,
+              format: undefined,
               trimZeros: false,
             },
           ],
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/formatters.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/formatters.ts
index 6ab299b8406..45af4066194 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/formatters.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/formatters.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ async function formatField(
     fieldFormatter,
     formatFieldValue = true,
     trimZeros = false,
+    format: displayFormat,
   }: Formatter['definition']['fields'][number]['fields'][number] & {
     readonly formatFieldValue?: boolean;
   },
@@ -184,6 +185,14 @@ async function formatField(
   const cycleDetector = [...cycleDetection, parentResource];
 
   let formatted: string | undefined = undefined;
+  if (fields === undefined) {
+    // An unmapped field is a static formatter entry. Its separator is the
+    // text to emit, rather than a separator for another value.
+    return {
+      formatted: displayFormat ?? separator ?? '',
+      separator: localized(''),
+    };
+  }
   const hasPermission = hasPathPermission(fields ?? [], 'read');
 
   if (hasPermission) {
@@ -229,6 +238,20 @@ async function formatField(
         : num.toString();
   }
 
+  if (displayFormat !== undefined) {
+    const substitution = displayFormat.includes('%s')
+      ? '%s'
+      : displayFormat.includes('%d')
+        ? '%d'
+        : undefined;
+    formatted =
+      substitution === undefined
+        ? displayFormat
+        : formatted === undefined || formatted === ''
+          ? undefined
+          : displayFormat.replace(substitution, formatted);
+  }
+
   return {
     formatted: formatted?.toString() ?? '',
     separator: (formatted ?? '') === '' ? '' : separator,
@@ -251,6 +274,7 @@ export async function fetchPathAsString(
       separator: localized(''),
       aggregator: undefined,
       fieldFormatter: undefined,
+      format: undefined,
       formatFieldValue,
       trimZeros: false,
     },
@@ -301,6 +325,7 @@ const autoGenerateFormatter = (table: SpecifyTable): Formatter => ({
             formatter: undefined,
             aggregator: undefined,
             fieldFormatter: undefined,
+            format: undefined,
             trimZeros: false,
           })),
       },
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/spec.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/spec.ts
index e36777f8025..5de578d2543 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/spec.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Formatters/spec.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ export const formattersSpec = f.store(() =>
                   .filter((fieldGroup) => fieldGroup.fields.length > 0)
                   .map((fieldGroup) => ({
                     ...fieldGroup,
-                    fields: fieldGroup.fields.filter(
-                      (field) => field.field !== undefined
-                    ),
                   })),
                 isSingle: definition.fields.length <= 1,
               },
@@ -125,6 +122,7 @@ const fieldSpec = (table: SpecifyTable | undefined) =>
     ),
     aggregator: syncers.xmlAttribute('aggregator', 'skip'),
     formatter: syncers.xmlAttribute('formatter', 'skip'),
+    format: syncers.xmlAttribute('format', 'skip', false),
     fieldFormatter: syncers.xmlAttribute('uiFieldFormatter', 'skip'),
     field: pipe(syncers.xmlContent, syncers.field(table?.name)),
     trimZeros: pipe(
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Syncer/__tests__/index.test.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Syncer/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 359a83b877c..54b8860ad26 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Syncer/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/components/Syncer/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ test('Editing Data Object Formatter', () => {
                   aggregator: undefined,
                   formatter: undefined,
                   fieldFormatter: undefined,
+                  format: undefined,
                   field: [getField(tables.Accession, 'accessionAgents')],
                   trimZeros: false,
                 },
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/resources.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/resources.ts
index 17737c2827b..251a66c1c53 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/resources.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/resources.ts
@@ -994,6 +994,17 @@ export const resourcesText = createDictionary({
     'hr-hr': 'Prilagodite formate polja',
     nb: 'Tilpass feltformater',
   },
+  displayFormat: {
+    'en-us': 'Display Format',
+    'de-ch': 'Anzeigeformat',
+    'es-es': 'Formato de visualización',
+    'fr-fr': "Format d'affichage",
+    'ru-ru': 'Формат отображения',
+    'uk-ua': 'Формат відображення',
+    'pt-br': 'Formato de exibição',
+    'hr-hr': 'Format prikaza',
+    nb: 'Visningsformat',
+  },
   expandConditionalField: {
     'en-us': 'Expand Conditional Field',
     'de-ch': 'Bedingtes Feld erweitern',
diff --git a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/schema.ts b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/schema.ts
index d80d3f6c6aa..befcb585ef9 100644
--- a/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/schema.ts
+++ b/specifyweb/frontend/js_src/lib/localization/schema.ts
@@ -735,15 +735,4 @@ export const schemaText = createDictionary({
     'hr-hr': 'Vidljivo',
     nb: 'Synlig',
   },
-  customFieldFormat: {
-    'en-us': 'Custom Field Format',
-    'de-ch': 'Format für benutzerdefinierte Felder',
-    'es-es': 'Formato de campo personalizado',
-    'fr-fr': 'Format de champ personnalisé',
-    'ru-ru': 'Формат пользовательского поля',
-    'uk-ua': 'Формат користувацького поля',
-    'pt-br': 'Formato de campo personalizado',
-    'hr-hr': 'Prilagođeni format polja',
-    nb: 'Tilpasset feltformat',
-  },
 } as const);