Repeat any text or character N times

Repeat one complete text unit from 1 to 1,000 times with an optional separator between copies.

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ToolCharacter Repeater
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How it works

An array of the requested size is filled with the complete source string and joined by the separator. Joining inserts exactly one separator between neighboring copies, so N repetitions contain N − 1 separators.

  • Three copies and no separator produce a short pattern without adding unrequested characters.
  • The 1,000-copy ceiling bounds browser memory use from an accidental large value.

Worked example

Create a 40-character divider line
Repeat a dash character 40 times to create a horizontal rule for text files
Input
											Input: -
Count: 40
Separator:
Output
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When to use this

Plain-text dividers use repeated dashes, boundary tests create known-length runs, and lyric drafts repeat a syllable with spaces.

Edge cases

  • NA repeats as the unit NA rather than repeating N and A independently.
  • Five copies with commas contain four commas and no trailing comma.
  • An empty source and a count above 1,000 are rejected before output is allocated.

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