JavaScript (ES2026) reference · String Methods

JavaScript String padEnd() Method

Pad the end of a string with another string until it reaches a target length. Useful for aligned text columns.

JavaScript (ES2026) Since ES2017

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Syntax

string.padEnd(targetLength, padString)

Parameter	Description
`targetLength`	The length of the result.
`padString` optional	Text to pad with. Default: `" "`

A new string.

Align columnsTry it yourself

for (const [item, price] of [["Tea", 3.5], ["Sandwich", 6]]) {
  console.log(item.padEnd(10, ".") + price.toFixed(2));
}

Output

Tea.......3.50
Sandwich..6.00

Already long enough, or a multi-character padTry it yourself

console.log("abc".padEnd(2), "abc".padEnd(6, "12"));

Output

abc abc121

Version	Change
JavaScript ES2017	Added

string.padStart() · Pad the start of a string until it reaches a target length, for example zero-padding numbers like 007.
string.repeat() · Return a new string made of this string repeated a given number of times, for example to build separators or padding.
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