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NumberPadding

is an option for NumberForm and related functions which gives strings to use as padding on the left‐ and right‐hand sides of numbers.

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NumberPadding

NumberPadding

is an option for NumberForm and related functions which gives strings to use as padding on the left‐ and right‐hand sides of numbers.

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Basic Examples  (2)

Default format without padding:

Wolfram Language code: NumberForm[1234567.89, 10]

Pad with a tab on the left:

Wolfram Language code: NumberForm[1234567.89, 10, NumberPadding -> {" ", ""}]

Scope  (2)

Use NumberPadding with PaddedForm:

Wolfram Language code: PaddedForm[12345678.9, 10, NumberPadding -> {" ", ""}]

EngineeringForm:

Wolfram Language code: EngineeringForm[12345678.9, 10, NumberPadding -> {" ", ""}]

ScientificForm:

Wolfram Language code: ScientificForm[12345678.9, 10, NumberPadding -> {" ", ""}]

AccountingForm:

Wolfram Language code: AccountingForm[12345678.9, 10, NumberPadding -> {" ", ""}]

PaddedForm pads with zeros on the right by default:

Wolfram Language code: PaddedForm[12.34, {10, 5}]

Pad with X's instead:

Wolfram Language code: PaddedForm[12.34, {10, 5}, NumberPadding -> {"", "X"}]
Wolfram Research (1991), NumberPadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumberPadding.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), NumberPadding, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumberPadding.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "NumberPadding." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumberPadding.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). NumberPadding. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumberPadding.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_numberpadding, author="Wolfram Research", title="{NumberPadding}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumberPadding.html}", note=[Accessed: 07-October-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_numberpadding, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={NumberPadding}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/NumberPadding.html}, note=[Accessed: 07-October-2026]}