How do I pad text to a fixed width?

Paste lines of text in the input panel. Choose the padding side (Left, Right, or Both), the target width, and the padding character. Lines shorter than the target width are padded; longer lines are left unchanged.

What padding characters are available?

You can pad with a space, zero (0), dot (.), dash (-), or asterisk (*). Space padding is useful for aligning columns; zero padding is common for numeric formatting.

Is the text padding tool free?

Yes, completely free. All operations run entirely in your browser — no data is sent to any server, and no signup is required.

Text Padding

Pad lines of text to a fixed width with a custom character. Pad on the left, right, or both sides. Perfect for formatting fixed-width output. Free — runs entirely in your browser.

Side

Width

Char

Input Text

Padded Output

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How to Use

Paste lines of text in the input panel.
Choose Side: pad on the left, right, or both sides.
Choose the target Width in characters (20–80).
Choose the Pad character — space, zero, dot, dash, or asterisk.
Lines shorter than the target width are padded. Longer lines are unchanged.