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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<?php
$str1 = 'Hello';
$str2 = 'Hello world!';
echo sprintf("[%s]",$str1)."<br>"; // String
echo sprintf("[%8s]",$str1)."<br>"; // Right-justifies the string with spaces
echo sprintf("[%-8s]",$str1)."<br>"; // Left-justifies the string with spaces
echo sprintf("[%08s]",$str1)."<br>"; // Zero-padding
echo sprintf("[%'*8s]",$str1)."<br>"; // Adds "*"
echo sprintf("[%8.8s]",$str2)."<br>"; // Left-justifies the string with spaces (cuts off characters after the specified value)
?> 
</body>
</html>
[Hello]
[ Hello]
[Hello ]
[000Hello]
[***Hello]
[Hello wo]