Left Align Text Online
Add characters to the beginning of your text to align it properly. Perfect for formatting code, lists, or any text that needs consistent alignment.
Left-padded Result
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Text Left-padder Examples
Padding Text on the Left
In this example, we left-pad text so that input text is 50 symbols long. We use an asterisk as the padding character.
I need to have 50 characters in this line.
********I need to have 50 characters in this line.
Stationery List
This example pads all words individually with underscores on the left side, making all words nicely right-aligned.
pen
highlighter
pencil
…
_______________pen
_______highlighter
…
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