# CENTER

```
CENTER(target,size,padExpr)
```

Centers a String in a larger String of size N.

Available in:

| Processors | SQL Studio |
| ---------- | ---------- |
| ✓          | ✓          |

*Sample code:*

```sql
USE `kafka`;
SELECT 
    CENTER(product_name, 30, ' '), 
    product_name 
FROM products-topic
LIMIT 1;
```

*Output:*

```json
{
  "value": {
    "CENTER": "  Soft Shirt   ",
    "product_name": "Soft Shirt"
  }
}
```