CSS text-align Property
Example
.example1 {
text-align: center;
}
.example2 {
text-align: left;
}
.example3 {
text-align: right;
}
.example4 {
text-align: justify;
}
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Meaning
The text-align property sets the horizontal alignment of elements.
Default value: | left if direction is 'ltr', right if direction is 'rtl' |
Inherited: | Yes |
Animatable: | No |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript syntax: |
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Standard Syntax
text-align: left|right|center|justify|start|end|match-parent|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
Value | Description |
---|---|
left | Aligns the text to the left. |
right | Aligns the text to the right. |
center | Aligns the text to the center. |
justify | The text is justified. |
start | The same as left if direction is left-to-right and right if direction is right-to-left. |
end | The same as right if direction is left-to-right and left if direction is right-to-left. |
justify-all | Experimental. Same as justify, but also forces the last line to be justified. |
match-parent | Similar to inherit, but the values start and end are calculated according to the parent's direction and are replaced by the appropriate left or right value. |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
text-align: (left if direction is 'ltr', right if direction is 'rtl');
}