public class Pattern {
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
for (int j = 1; j <= 5 - i; j++) {
System.out.print(" ");
}
for (int k = 1; k <= i; k++) {
System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}
*
**
***
****
*****
*
characters correctly, and the second inner loop prints *
characters for each column.