Pad Text

The Pad Text Tool adjusts each line of your text to a specific length by adding padding characters. Pad to the left, right, or both sides, ignore empty lines if needed, and instantly format text for alignment or fixed-width needs.

How to Use:

1. Paste or type your text into the Input Text area.
2. Set a Target Length for each line.
3. Choose a Padding Character (default is a space).
4. Select the padding direction: Pad Left, Pad Right, or Pad Both.
5. Toggle Ignore Empty Lines if you want blank lines left untouched.
6. View the padded result instantly in the Padded Output area.
7. Use Copy Output to copy the result or Export to File to download it.
8. You can also import a .txt file using the Choose File button.

Feature Guide:

The Pad Text Tool gives you full control over how your text is padded.

• Target Length ensures each line reaches a uniform character length.
• Padding Character allows custom characters like spaces, dashes, or dots.
• Pad Left, Pad Right, and Pad Both options let you control text alignment.
• Ignore Empty Lines keeps completely blank lines unchanged if desired. Together, these settings make it easy to prepare text for tables, columns, or clean fixed-width output.

Example:

Input:

apple
banana
cherry
fig
grape

Settings:

• Target Length: 10
• Padding Character: -
• Pad Both

Output:

--apple---
--banana--
--cherry--
---fig----
--grape---

Common Use Cases:

The Pad Text Tool is ideal for creating neatly aligned text blocks, formatting table rows, generating structured file outputs, or preparing text for printing. It simplifies padding tasks and removes the need for manual spacing adjustments when working with large amounts of data.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

Once you’ve padded your text, Center Text helps balance the layout especially if you’re working with titles or framed content. And if you’re fine-tuning spacing, Left-pad Text and Right-pad Text give you precise control over how your text sits in structured layouts.