# left-pad — Deprecated npm packages and their maintainer-named replacement

For left-pad, latest published version is 1.3.0; maintainer's deprecation message is use String.prototype.padStart(); named replacement is String.prototype.padStart(), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Package:** left-pad _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Latest published version:** 1.3.0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maintainer's deprecation message:** use String.prototype.padStart() _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Named replacement:** String.prototype.padStart() _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> "deprecated":"use String.prototype.padStart()"

## Source

- https://registry.npmjs.org/left-pad

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-02-21.
Part of [Deprecated npm packages and their maintainer-named replacement](https://referencesource.org/npm-deprecated-package-recommended-replacement/).