Indent Spaces
Indent lines with counts.
Prefix spaces; also line count and space width.
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
- Keep this tab on Indent Spaces (/developer/indent-spaces). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Pad String) changes the job.
- Paste or type the input Indent Spaces expects. Path hint: developer · indent spaces. Indent lines with counts.
- 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.
- Copy the output of Indent Spaces if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Spaces 1–16.
- 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.