pads text on the left with character to reach specified length · a deepcalc original · no excel equivalent · no sheets equivalent

signature

TEXTPADLEFT(text, length, [pad_char])

returns: text

argument	required
text	required
length	required
pad_char	optional

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

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