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String padStart() and padEnd()

Widely available since 2019-10-05
Tags: javascript Groups: JavaScript > Primitive types > Strings

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.

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