Right-pad Text

Right-pad Text Tool appends characters to the end of each line to ensure it reaches a specified width. You can define the padding character and optionally trim whitespace from each line before padding. It ensures lines are evenly aligned and ready for fixed-width display or formatting.

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Supported file type: text/plain (.txt)
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Options
Trim lines

How to Use:

  1. Paste your text into the input box or import a .txt file using the Choose File button.
  2. In the Options section:
    • Set the Pad to Width value to define the total desired line length.
    • Enter the Pad Character (e.g. space, -, .) to use for padding.
    • Toggle Trim lines to remove leading/trailing spaces before padding.
  3. The padded output will appear live on the right.
  4. Use Copy Output to copy the result to your clipboard.
  5. Use Export to File to download the output as a .txt file.
  6. Click Clear All to reset all input and output fields.

What the Right Pad Text Tool Can Do:

This tool processes each line individually and calculates how much padding is needed to reach the desired length. It supports:

  • Space padding (default)
  • Dot, dash, underscore, or any single character
  • Dynamic character trimming
  • Live item count display
  • Local processing no data leaves your browser

This is especially useful for generating formatted output for:

  • Shell scripts and command-line tools
  • Config files and templates
  • Formatted columns in plaintext documentation
  • Pseudo-tables in Markdown or comments

Example:

Input:

Align
Data
Ok

Pad to Width: 10
Pad Character: .
Trim lines: Enabled

Output:

Align.....
Data......
Ok........

Common Use Cases:

Use Right-pad Text Tool to align labels, format data for fixed-width systems, clean up short lines in tables, or prepare content for text-based UIs. It’s perfect for creating structured spacing in terminal outputs, exports, or display files where uniform length matters.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re padding on the right, Right-align Text can keep everything visually neat especially useful when you’re working with code blocks or tabular layouts. And if you’re handling multi-line text, Normalize Text Spacing helps prevent any padding from causing strange line breaks or gaps.

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