---
title: "pad start · RUAL Documentation"
description: "Pads the given number with char. on the left to match the given length."
canonical: https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/number/number_zpad
language: en
---

# pad start

This block is part of the [`number`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/number) group and was last modified in core [`v14.0.1`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/140001).

Pads the given number with char. on the left to match the given length.

| `zpad` |
| --- |
| `lpad` |

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