C# / .NET - string padding left

In this article, we would like to show you how to pad left indicated string in C#.

Quick solution:

string text = "Example text";

Console.WriteLine(text.PadLeft(15));  // Output: "   Example text"

Practical example

In this example, we use PadLeft() method to get string padded with spaces or with a specified Unicode character.

using System;
using System.Linq;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string text = "Example text";

        Console.WriteLine(text.PadLeft(15));
        Console.WriteLine(text.PadLeft(5));
        Console.WriteLine(text.PadLeft(15, '*'));
    }
}

Output:

   Example text
Example text
***Example text

References

1. String.PadLeft Method (System) | Microsoft Docs