CSS text-align Property
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CSS text-align Property
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Example
Set the text alignment for different <div> elements:
div.a
text-align: center;
div.b
text-align: left;
div.c
text-align: right;
div.c
text-align:
justify;
Try it Yourself »
More "Try it Yourself" examples below.
Definition and Usage
The text-align property specifies the horizontal alignment of text in an element.
| Default value: | left if direction is ltr, and right if direction is rtl |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.textAlign="right" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
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| text-align | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
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CSS Syntax
text-align: left|right|center|justify|initial|inherit;Property Values
| Value | Description | Play it |
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| left | Aligns the text to the left | Play it » |
| right | Aligns the text to the right | Play it » |
| center | Centers the text | Play it » |
| justify | Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (like in newspapers and magazines) | Play it » |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it » |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Another text-align example:
h1
text-align: center;
p.date
text-align: right;
p.main
text-align: justify;
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
HTML DOM reference: textAlign property
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