CSS text-align Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Example
Set the text alignment for h1, h2, and h3 elements:
h1 {text-align:center}
h2 {text-align:left}
h3 {text-align:right} |
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More examples at the bottom of this page.
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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 |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.textAlign="right" |
Browser Support
The text-align property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| left |
Aligns the text to the left |
| right |
Aligns the text to the right |
| center |
Centers the text |
| justify |
Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (like
in newspapers and magazines) |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the text-align property should be inherited
from the parent element |
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Try it Yourself - Examples |
More advanced text-align example
This example demonstrates a more advanced text-align example.
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
HTML DOM reference: textAlign property
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