String.prototype.padEnd()

The padEnd() method pads the current string with a given string (repeated, if needed) so that the resulting string reaches a given length. The padding is applied from the end of the current string.

Syntax

str.padEnd(targetLength [, padString])

Parameters

targetLength
The length of the resulting string once the current string has been padded. If the value is lower than the current string's length, the current string will be returned as is.
padString Optional
The string to pad the current string with. If this string is too long to stay within the target length, it will be truncated: for left-to-right languages the left-most part and for right-to-left languages the right-most will be applied. The default value for this parameter is " " (U+0020).

Return value

A String of the specified length with the pad string applied at the end of the current string.

Examples

'abc'.padEnd(10);          // "abc       "
'abc'.padEnd(10, "foo");   // "abcfoofoof"
'abc'.padEnd(6, "123456"); // "abc123"
'abc'.padEnd(1);           // "abc"

Polyfill

Running the following code before any other code will create String.prototype.padEnd() if it's not natively available.

// https://github.com/uxitten/polyfill/blob/master/string.polyfill.js
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/padEnd
if (!String.prototype.padEnd) {
    String.prototype.padEnd = function padEnd(targetLength,padString) {
        targetLength = targetLength>>0; //floor if number or convert non-number to 0;
        padString = String((typeof padString !== 'undefined' ? padString : ' '));
        if (this.length > targetLength) {
            return String(this);
        }
        else {
            targetLength = targetLength-this.length;
            if (targetLength > padString.length) {
                padString += padString.repeat(targetLength/padString.length); //append to original to ensure we are longer than needed
            }
            return String(this) + padString.slice(0,targetLength);
        }
    };
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
ECMAScript Latest Draft (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'String.prototype.padEnd' in that specification.		 Draft Initial definition in ECMAScript 2017.
ECMAScript 2017 (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'String.prototype.padEnd' in that specification.		 Standard

Browser compatibility

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padEndChrome Full support 57Edge Full support 15Firefox Full support 48IE No support NoOpera Full support 44Safari Full support 10WebView Android Full support 57Chrome Android Full support 57Firefox Android Full support 48Opera Android Full support 43Safari iOS Full support 10Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0nodejs Full support 8.0.0
Full support 8.0.0
Full support 7.0.0
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Disabled From version 7.0.0: this feature is behind the --harmony runtime flag.

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See also

Related Topics
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    2. String.prototype.length
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    4. String.prototype.big()
    5. String.prototype.blink()
    6. String.prototype.bold()
    7. String.prototype.charAt()
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    9. String.prototype.codePointAt()
    10. String.prototype.concat()
    11. String.prototype.endsWith()
    12. String.prototype.fixed()
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    14. String.prototype.fontsize()
    15. String.prototype.includes()
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    17. String.prototype.italics()
    18. String.prototype.lastIndexOf()
    19. String.prototype.link()
    20. String.prototype.localeCompare()
    21. String.prototype.match()
    22. String.prototype.matchAll()
    23. String.prototype.normalize()
    24. String.prototype.padEnd()
    25. String.prototype.padStart()
    26. String.prototype.quote()
    27. String.prototype.repeat()
    28. String.prototype.replace()
    29. String.prototype.search()
    30. String.prototype.slice()
    31. String.prototype.small()
    32. String.prototype.split()
    33. String.prototype.startsWith()
    34. String.prototype.strike()
    35. String.prototype.sub()
    36. String.prototype.substr()
    37. String.prototype.substring()
    38. String.prototype.sup()
    39. String.prototype.toLocaleLowerCase()
    40. String.prototype.toLocaleUpperCase()
    41. String.prototype.toLowerCase()
    42. String.prototype.toSource()
    43. String.prototype.toString()
    44. String.prototype.toUpperCase()
    45. String.prototype.trim()
    46. String.prototype.trimEnd()
    47. String.prototype.trimStart()
    48. String.prototype.valueOf()
    49. String.prototype[@@iterator]()
    50. String.raw()
  5. Inheritance:
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  7. Properties
    1. Function.arguments
    2. Function.arity
    3. Function.caller
    4. Function.displayName
    5. Function.length
    6. Function.name
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