text-align

Description
Syntax
Examples
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Description

The text-align property for CSS describes how the inline-level content of a block is aligned along the inline axis if the content does not completely fill the line box.

Syntax

CSS

text-align: value;

JS

object.style.textAlign = "value";

Values

<'text-align'> = start | end | left | right | center | justify | match-parent | justify-all

start

Inline-level content is aligned to the start edge of the line box.

end

Inline-level content is aligned to the end edge of the line box.

left

Inline-level content is aligned to the line left edge of the line box.

right

Inline-level content is aligned to the line right edge of the line box.

center

Inline-level content is centered within the line box.

justify

Text is justified according to the method specified by the text-justify property, in order to exactly fill the line box.

match-parent

Behaves the same as inherit except that an inherited value of start or end is interpreted against the parent's direction value and results in a computed value of either left or right.

justify-all

Sets both text-align-all and text-align-last to justify, forcing the last line to justify as well.

Initial

start

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: start;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start</p>
    <p>start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start start</p>
</body>
</html>

2 · end

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: end;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end</p>
    <p>end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end end</p>
</body>
</html>

3 · left

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: left;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left</p>
    <p>left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left left</p>
</body>
</html>

4 · right

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: right;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right</p>
    <p>right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right</p>
</body>
</html>

5 · center

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: center;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center</p>
    <p>center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center center</p>
</body>
</html>

6 · justify

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: justify;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify</p>
    <p>justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify justify</p>
</body>
</html>

7 · match-parent

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: match-parent;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent</p>
    <p>match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent match-parent</p>
</body>
</html>

8 · justify-all

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p
        {
            text-align: justify-all;
        }
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <p>justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all</p>
    <p>justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all justify-all</p>
</body>
</html>

9 · JS

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <style>
        p:nth-of-type(2)
        {
            writing-mode: vertical-lr;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <button>initial</button>
    <button>start</button>
    <button>end</button>
    <button>left</button>
    <button>right</button>
    <button>center</button>
    <button>justify</button>
    <button>match-parent</button>
    <button>justify-all</button>
    <p>text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align</p>
    <p>text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align text-align</p>
    <script>
        function myfunction(myparameter)
        {
            for(const myp of document.querySelectorAll("p"))
            {
                myp.style.textAlign = myparameter.target.innerHTML;
            }
        }
        for(const mybutton of document.querySelectorAll("button"))
        {
            mybutton.addEventListener("mouseover", myfunction);
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>