MySQL RPAD() Function

Right-pad the string with "ABC", to a total length of 20:

SELECT RPAD("SQL Tutorial", 20, "ABC");

Definition and Usage

The RPAD() function right-pads a string with another string, to a certain length.

Note: Also look at the LPAD() function.

RPAD(string, length, rpad_string)

Parameter	Description
string	Required. The original string. If the length of the original string is larger than the length parameter, this function removes the overfloating characters from string
length	Required. The length of the string after it has been right-padded
rpad_string	Required. The string to right-pad to string

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

Right-pad the text in "CustomerName" with "ABC", to a total length of 30:

SELECT RPAD(CustomerName, 30, "ABC") AS RightPadCustomerName
FROM Customers;