# Add a Suffix to Text Lines

Quickly append a suffix to one or more text lines

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-add-suffix-lines

- **Category:** Text Processing

- **Keywords:** text, suffix, add, lines, append, end, trailing

## Overview

This utility allows you to efficiently append a custom suffix to every line of your text, streamlining repetitive formatting tasks for code, lists, or data files.

## Inputs

- **Text Input** (textarea): Enter text to process...
- **Suffix** (text): Enter suffix to add...
- **Target Lines** (select): Select which lines to modify
- **Ignore Empty Lines** (checkbox): Skip completely empty lines
- **Preserve Trailing Spaces** (checkbox): Keep existing trailing spaces and add suffix before them

## When to use

- Adding delimiters like commas or semicolons to a list of items.
- Appending specific file extensions or tags to a batch of filenames.
- Formatting raw data lines for database imports or configuration files.

## How it works

- Paste your text into the input area.
- Define the suffix string you wish to append.
- Select which lines to target, such as all lines, only non-empty lines, or alternating lines.
- Click process to generate your formatted text instantly.

## Use cases

- Preparing SQL insert statements by adding commas to the end of value lines.
- Formatting CSS properties by ensuring every line ends with a semicolon.
- Standardizing log file entries by appending a specific status tag to every line.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I add a suffix only to non-empty lines?

Yes, select 'Non-empty Lines Only' from the Target Lines dropdown menu.

### Does this tool support adding spaces before the suffix?

Yes, simply include the desired space character within your suffix input field.

### What happens if I have existing trailing spaces?

You can enable 'Preserve Trailing Spaces' to ensure the suffix is added before any existing whitespace at the end of the line.

### Can I target only even or odd lines?

Yes, the Target Lines option allows you to specifically select 'Odd Numbered Lines' or 'Even Numbered Lines'.

### Is there a limit to the amount of text I can process?

The tool is designed to handle large blocks of text efficiently within your browser.

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## Samples

- [Text with Emoji Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-with-emoji-samples): Mixed language text containing various Unicode emojis for testing emoji extraction
- [Chinese-English Mixed Text Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-chinese-english-mixed-samples): Sample text files with mixed Chinese and English content for testing automatic spacing tools
- [Text Case Format Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-case-formats): Examples of different text case formats: camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, PascalCase, and more
- [Text with Chinese Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-with-chinese-samples): Mixed language text containing Chinese characters for testing Chinese extraction

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