String padStart() and padEnd()
Widely available since 2019-10-05
The padStart() and padEnd() methods of strings return a string lengthened to a minimum number of characters by adding characters to the start or end of the string.
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Browser support (view on caniuse.com)
- Chrome 57 Released on 2017-03-09
- Chrome Android 57 Released on 2017-03-16
- Edge 15 Released on 2017-04-05
- Firefox 48 Released on 2016-08-02
- Firefox for Android 48 Released on 2016-08-02
- Safari 10 Released on 2016-09-20
- Safari on iOS 10 Released on 2016-09-13
Specifications
- ECMAScript® 2025 Language Specification (#sec-string-objects), from TC39 (Ecma International).
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