# .tab right command

The .tab right command moves the word
or delimited phrase following the command to the next tab position
and right-aligns the last character of the word or phrase at the tab
position.

**Synonyms:** .tr

## Syntax

```
.tab right {"}phrase{"}
```

## Description

To right tab a phrase, delimit
the phrase with double quotation marks. To use single quotation marks
in the phrase, enter two single quotation marks, which outputs a quotation
mark in a right-tabbed phrase.

## Parameter(s)

| phrase | Specifies the word or phrase to move to the next tab position. |
| --- | --- |

## See also

- [.tab left command](https://d3codex.com/output-processor/dot-tab-left-command/)
- [.tab set command](https://d3codex.com/output-processor/dot-tab-set-command/)
- [Output processor commands](https://d3codex.com/output-processor/output-processor-commands/)
- [Output processor overview](https://d3codex.com/output-processor/output-processor-overview/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/output-processor/dot-tab-right-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.