Center Pad

What Center Pad does

Center in width; also width and padded flag.

This URL is only for Center Pad (developer · center pad). Center-pad with width flag. Other Developer tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Center Pad alone: Center in width; also width and padded flag.

How to use Center Pad

1. Keep this tab on Center Pad (/developer/center-pad). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Pad String) changes the job.
2. Paste or type the input Center Pad expects. Path hint: developer · center pad. Center-pad with width flag.
3. Apply the Center Pad action only. Truncate Text is a different transform (Cut text to a max length.). Center in width; also width and padded flag.
4. Copy the output of Center Pad if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Width 1–200.
5. If the text job is actually Pad text to a width., leave Center Pad and open Pad String.

When not to use Center Pad

Skip Center Pad when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Pad String or Truncate Text — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Center in width; also width and padded flag.

Questions about Center Pad

What does Center Pad do that other Developer pages on this site do not?

Center in width; also width and padded flag. Short version: Center-pad with width flag.

Does Center Pad upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Center Pad runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Width 1–200.

Should I use Pad String instead of Center Pad?

Use Center Pad when you need Center-pad with width flag. Use Pad String when you need Pad text to a width. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.

What are the limits of Center Pad?

Width 1–200. Also: Center in width; also width and padded flag.