---
title: paddingCharacter
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/numberformatter/paddingcharacter
---

# paddingCharacter

The string that the receiver uses to pad numbers in the formatted string representation.

## Declaration

```swift
var paddingCharacter: String! { get set }
```

## See Also

### Managing the Padding of Numbers

- [paddingPosition](foundation/numberformatter/paddingposition.md)