\makebox
\makebox[width][position]{text}
The \makebox
command creates a box just wide enough to contain
the text specified. The width of the box is specified by the
optional width argument. The position of the text within the box
is determined by the optional position argument, which may take
the following values:
c
l
r
s
\makebox
is also used within the picture environment
see \makebox (picture).