Indent Spaces

What Indent Spaces does

Prefix spaces; also line count and space width.

Indent Spaces sits in the Developer group on purpose. It is not Pad String (Pad text to a width.) and not Newline Normalize (Normalize newlines with line count.). Choose this page when you need Indent lines with counts. If you stretch Indent Spaces into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Indent Spaces

1. Keep this tab on Indent Spaces (/developer/indent-spaces). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Pad String) changes the job.
2. Paste or type the input Indent Spaces expects. Path hint: developer · indent spaces. Indent lines with counts.
3. Apply the Indent Spaces action only. Newline Normalize is a different transform (Normalize newlines with line count.). Prefix spaces; also line count and space width.
4. Copy the output of Indent Spaces if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Spaces 1–16.
5. If the text job is actually Pad text to a width., leave Indent Spaces and open Pad String.

When not to use Indent Spaces

Skip Indent Spaces when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Pad String or Newline Normalize — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Prefix spaces; also line count and space width.

Questions about Indent Spaces

What does Indent Spaces do that other Developer pages on this site do not?

Prefix spaces; also line count and space width. Short version: Indent lines with counts.

Does Indent Spaces upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Indent Spaces runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Spaces 1–16.

Should I use Pad String instead of Indent Spaces?

Use Indent Spaces when you need Indent lines with counts. 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 Indent Spaces?

Spaces 1–16. Also: Prefix spaces; also line count and space width.