Python String rjust() Method

The rjust() method in Python is a string method used to right-align a string within a specified width by padding it with a specified character (default is a space). This method is helpful when you want to align text or numbers for formatting purposes.

s = 'geeks'
res = s.rjust(10)
print(res)

     geeks

Explanation:

• Original string "Hello" has a length of 5.
• Width is specified as 10, so 5 spaces are added to the left to make the total length 10.

Python String rjust() Method Syntax

Syntax: string.rjust(length, fillchar)

Parameters:

• length: length of the modified string. If length is less than or equal to the length of the original string then original string is returned.
• fillchar: (optional) characters which needs to be padded. If it’s not provided, space is taken as a default argument.

Return: Returns a new string of given length after substituting a given character in left side of original string.

Example 1: Using a Custom Padding Character

In this example, original string "Python" has a length of 6 and width is specified as 12, so 6 '-' characters are added to the left to make the total length 12.

# example string
string = 'geeks'
length = 8
fillchar = '*'

print(string.rjust(length, fillchar))

Output:

***geeks

Example 2: Width Less Than String Length

In this example, specified width (3) is less than the length of the string (5), so the original string is returned without any padding.

s = "World"
res = s.rjust(3)
print(res)

World

Example 3: Aligning Numbers

In the below example, each number is right-aligned within a width of 5. The fillchar is specified as '0', so zeros are added to the left to fill the space.

n = ["10", "200", "3"]

for i in n:
    print(i.rjust(5, '0'))

00010
00200
00003