Translation guide
A character used to take up space in a text field or display, often for alignment, masking, or placeholder purposes.
A character used to fill empty space in a text field, form, or display, often to maintain alignment or indicate where input is expected.
General term for a fill character or padding character, used in contexts like forms or text formatting.
Asterisks are displayed as fill characters in the password field.
Similar to 埋め字, but can also imply padding to reach a certain length, like zero-filling in numbers.
Insert zeros as fill characters before the number.
Dummy character, often used in placeholder text or sample data.
This text box contains dummy characters.
Direct loanword for placeholder character, used in UI/UX contexts.
Display placeholder characters as an input example.
A character used to hide sensitive input, such as replacing typed characters with asterisks or bullets.
A character (usually '0') used to pad numbers to a fixed width, like in serial numbers or formatted data.
埋め字 is a general fill character for alignment or padding, while 伏せ字 specifically hides information (like passwords or censored words). Use 伏せ字 for masking and 埋め字 for spacing/formatting.
Align the blank fields in the form with fill characters.
Publish personal information with masking characters.
For security, the input becomes hidden characters.