[Home](./index.md) > [@jsamr/counter-style](./counter-style.md) > [CounterStyleRenderer](./counter-style.counterstylerenderer.md) > [withPadLeft](./counter-style.counterstylerenderer.withpadleft.md) ## CounterStyleRenderer.withPadLeft() method Create a new renderer which adds padding to the left. See [CSS Counter Styles Level 3, Zero-Padding and Constant-Width Representations: the pad descriptor](https://www.w3.org/TR/css-counter-styles-3/#counter-style-pad). Signature: ```typescript withPadLeft(length: number, pad: string): CounterStyleRenderer; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | length | number | The total length to which padding should be added. | | pad | string | The character to pad. | Returns: [CounterStyleRenderer](./counter-style.counterstylerenderer.md) ## Remarks If you need to pad with spaces, beware on React Native you should use non-breaking spaces on iOS (\\u00A0) or the padding might get trimmed.