Left Pad Text

Add characters to the left side of text until it reaches your target length.

Enter text (multiple lines supported):

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Target Length

Pad Character(s)

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Trim before padding Skip empty lines Only pad shorter values

Output:

Input Length

Output Length

Lines

Changed Lines

Chars Added

Free Left Pad Text Tool

Use this free online left pad tool to add zeros, spaces, symbols, or custom text to the start of text until it reaches a desired width.

Great for invoice numbers, IDs, product codes, CSV cleanup, formatting exports, developer work, and aligning values.