diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/README.md b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/README.md
index 9940b8d06872..d6ba74ea1637 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/README.md
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/README.md
@@ -163,6 +163,26 @@ var nbytes = arr.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;
 // returns 4
 ```
 
+For half-precision floating-point numbers:
+
+```javascript
+var Float16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float16' );
+
+// Specify the array configuration:
+var buffer = new Float16Array( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] );
+var shape = [ 2, 2 ];
+var order = 'row-major';
+var strides = [ 2, 1 ];
+var offset = 0;
+
+// Create a new ndarray:
+var arr = ndarray( 'float16', buffer, shape, strides, offset, order );
+
+// Get the number of bytes per element:
+var nbytes = arr.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;
+// returns 2
+```
+
 If size of each array element is unknown, the property value is `null`.
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/lib/serialize2string.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/lib/serialize2string.js
index 44d8cf9d3bac..0f48655fcaf6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/lib/serialize2string.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/base/ctor/lib/serialize2string.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var CTORS = {
 	'uint16': 'new Uint16Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'int32': 'new Int32Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'uint32': 'new Uint32Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
+	'float16': 'new Float16Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'float32': 'new Float32Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'float64': 'new Float64Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'generic': '[ {{data}} ]',
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 202a4bb2e91e..1f91800d8d42 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var shape2strides = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/shape2strides' );
 var strides2offset = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/strides2offset' );
 var numel = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/numel' );
 var zeroTo = require( '@stdlib/array/base/zero-to' );
+var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/zeros' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var ndarray = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/ctor' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
@@ -97,3 +98,27 @@ bench( format( '%s:order=column-major', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
 	b.end();
 });
+
+bench( format( '%s:dtype=float16', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var arr;
+	var out;
+	var i;
+
+	arr = zeros( [ 10, 10, 10 ], {
+		'dtype': 'float16'
+	});
+
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		out = ndarray2string( arr );
+		if ( typeof out !== 'string' ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return a string' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isString( out ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return a string' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/docs/types/index.d.ts b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/docs/types/index.d.ts
index e6a14d5449ab..44f1f06cac9c 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/docs/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/docs/types/index.d.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ import { ndarray } from '@stdlib/types/ndarray';
 *
 * var str = ndarray2string( x );
 * // returns <string>
+*
+* @example
+* var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/zeros' );
+*
+* var x = zeros( [ 2, 2 ], {
+*     'dtype': 'float16'
+* });
+* // returns <ndarray>
+*
+* var str = ndarray2string( x );
+* // returns <string>
 */
 declare function ndarray2string( x: ndarray ): string;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/index.js
index 8c8954c9dbf2..27147c47f52a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@
 *
 * var str = ndarray2string( x );
 * // returns <string>
+*
+* @example
+* var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/zeros' );
+* var ndarray2string = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/to-string' );
+*
+* var x = zeros( [ 2, 2 ], {
+*     'dtype': 'float16'
+* });
+* // returns <ndarray>
+*
+* var str = ndarray2string( x );
+* // returns <string>
 */
 
 // MODULES //
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/main.js
index 64b378a47a01..c29473eb6d29 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/lib/main.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var CTORS = {
 	'uint16': 'new Uint16Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'int32': 'new Int32Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'uint32': 'new Uint32Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
+	'float16': 'new Float16Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'float32': 'new Float32Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'float64': 'new Float64Array( [ {{data}} ] )',
 	'generic': '[ {{data}} ]',
@@ -122,6 +123,17 @@ function serializeComplexElement( x, sub ) {
 *
 * var str = ndarray2string( x );
 * // returns <string>
+*
+* @example
+* var zeros = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/zeros' );
+*
+* var x = zeros( [ 2, 2 ], {
+*     'dtype': 'float16'
+* });
+* // returns <ndarray>
+*
+* var str = ndarray2string( x );
+* // returns <string>
 */
 function ndarray2string( x ) {
 	var serialize;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/test/test.js
index 1f730c1f4c3f..fd6bcd13d9c5 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/ndarray/to-string/test/test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var Float16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float16' );
 var Complex64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/complex64' );
 var Complex128Array = require( '@stdlib/array/complex128' );
 var BooleanArray = require( '@stdlib/array/bool' );
@@ -94,6 +95,60 @@ tape( 'the function serializes an ndarray as a string (row-major)', function tes
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( 'the function serializes an ndarray as a string (dtype=float16, row-major)', function test( t ) {
+	var expected;
+	var strides;
+	var actual;
+	var buffer;
+	var offset;
+	var dtype;
+	var order;
+	var shape;
+	var arr;
+
+	dtype = 'float16';
+	buffer = new Float16Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );
+	shape = [ 2, 2 ];
+	order = 'row-major';
+	strides = [ 2, 1 ];
+	offset = 0;
+
+	arr = ndarray( dtype, buffer, shape, strides, offset, order );
+
+	expected = 'ndarray( \'float16\', new Float16Array( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] ), [ 2, 2 ], [ 2, 1 ], 0, \'row-major\' )';
+	actual = ndarray2string( arr );
+	t.strictEqual( actual, expected, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
+tape( 'the function serializes an ndarray as a string (dtype=float16, column-major)', function test( t ) {
+	var expected;
+	var strides;
+	var actual;
+	var buffer;
+	var offset;
+	var dtype;
+	var order;
+	var shape;
+	var arr;
+
+	dtype = 'float16';
+	buffer = new Float16Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );
+	shape = [ 2, 2 ];
+	order = 'column-major';
+	strides = [ 1, 2 ];
+	offset = 0;
+
+	arr = ndarray( dtype, buffer, shape, strides, offset, order );
+
+	expected = 'ndarray( \'float16\', new Float16Array( [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] ), [ 2, 2 ], [ 1, 2 ], 0, \'column-major\' )';
+	actual = ndarray2string( arr );
+	t.strictEqual( actual, expected, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( 'the function serializes an ndarray as a string (row-major, negative strides)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var strides;