sindresorhus/indent-string

Indent each line in a string

JavaScript

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indent-string

Indent each line in a string

Install

$ npm install indent-string

Usage

import indentString from 'indent-string';

indentString('Unicorns\nRainbows', 4);
//=> '    Unicorns\n    Rainbows'

indentString('Unicorns\nRainbows', 4, {indent: '♥'});
//=> '♥♥♥♥Unicorns\n♥♥♥♥Rainbows'

API

indentString(string, count?, options?)

string

Type: string

The string to indent.

count

Type: number
Default: 1

How many times you want options.indent repeated.

options

Type: object

indent

Type: string
Default: ' '

The string to use for the indent.

includeEmptyLines

Type: boolean
Default: false

Also indent empty lines.


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sindresorhus/indent-string

Indent each line in a string

JavaScript

116

49 commits

updated Sep 18, 2026

See the code

README

indent-string

Indent each line in a string

Install

$ npm install indent-string

Usage

import indentString from 'indent-string';

indentString('Unicorns\nRainbows', 4);
//=> '    Unicorns\n    Rainbows'

indentString('Unicorns\nRainbows', 4, {indent: '♥'});
//=> '♥♥♥♥Unicorns\n♥♥♥♥Rainbows'

API

indentString(string, count?, options?)

string

Type: string

The string to indent.

count

Type: number
Default: 1

How many times you want options.indent repeated.

options

Type: object

indent

Type: string
Default: ' '

The string to use for the indent.

includeEmptyLines

Type: boolean
Default: false

Also indent empty lines.


Get professional support for this package with a Tidelift subscription
Tidelift helps make open source sustainable for maintainers while giving companies
assurances about security, maintenance, and licensing for their dependencies.

Significant stargazers

Jed Fox

473 followers · starred Dec 2018

Harminder Virk

2,631 followers · starred Sep 2022

Harshit Pant

322 followers · starred Jul 2020