Align Text

How to Align Text with CSS

Aligning text in CSS can be achieved using the text-align property or the vertical-align property.

1. The text-align property is used to specify how inline content should be aligned within a block. For example:

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Align Text
 
Text-Align
 
text-align:left
 
text-align:center
 
text-align:right
 
text-align:justify - to see the effect of justify, the text block has to wrap text-align:justify - to see the effect of justify, the text block has to wrap text-align:justify - to see the effect of justify, the text block has to wrap
 
Vertical Align
 
  vertical-align: bottom
 
  vertical-align: middle
 
  vertical-align: top
 
  vertical-align: text-bottom
 
  vertical-align: baseline
 
  vertical-align: text-top
 
vertical-align: sub 
 
vertical-align: super 
  

The above code will render the following:

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text-align

The text-align CSS property sets the horizontal alignment of the inline-level content inside a block element or table-cell box. This means it works like vertical-align but in the horizontal direction.

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Syntax

/* Keyword values */ text-align: start; text-align: end; text-align: left; text-align: right; text-align: center; text-align: justify; text-align: justify-all; text-align: match-parent; /* Character-based alignment in a table column */ text-align: "."; text-align: "." center; /* Block alignment values (Non-standard syntax) */ text-align: -moz-center; text-align: -webkit-center; /* Global values */ text-align: inherit; text-align: initial; text-align: revert; text-align: revert-layer; text-align: unset; 

The text-align property is specified in one of the following ways:

• Using the keyword values start , end , left , right , center , justify , justify-all , or match-parent .
• Using a value only, in which case the other value defaults to right .
• Using both a keyword value and a value.

Values

The same as left if direction is left-to-right and right if direction is right-to-left.

The same as right if direction is left-to-right and left if direction is right-to-left.

The inline contents are aligned to the left edge of the line box.

The inline contents are aligned to the right edge of the line box.

The inline contents are centered within the line box.

The inline contents are justified. Text should be spaced to line up its left and right edges to the left and right edges of the line box, except for the last line.

Same as justify , but also forces the last line to be justified.

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.

When applied to a table cell, specifies the alignment character around which the cell’s contents will align.

Accessibility concerns

The inconsistent spacing between words created by justified text can be problematic for people with cognitive concerns such as Dyslexia.

Formal definition

Formal syntax

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

Examples

Start alignment

HTML

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CSS

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CSS Text Alignment

In this chapter you will learn about the following properties:

• text-align
• text-align-last
• direction
• unicode-bidi
• vertical-align

Text Alignment

The text-align property is used to set the horizontal alignment of a text.

A text can be left or right aligned, centered, or justified.

The following example shows center aligned, and left and right aligned text (left alignment is default if text direction is left-to-right, and right alignment is default if text direction is right-to-left):

Example

When the text-align property is set to «justify», each line is stretched so that every line has equal width, and the left and right margins are straight (like in magazines and newspapers):

Example

Text Align Last

The text-align-last property specifies how to align the last line of a text.

Example

Align the last line of text in three

elements:

Text Direction

The direction and unicode-bidi properties can be used to change the text direction of an element:

Example

Vertical Alignment

The vertical-align property sets the vertical alignment of an element.

Example

Set the vertical alignment of an image in a text:

img.a <
vertical-align: baseline;
>

img.b vertical-align: text-top;
>

img.c vertical-align: text-bottom;
>

The CSS Text Alignment/Direction Properties

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CSS Layout — Horizontal & Vertical Align

Setting the width of the element will prevent it from stretching out to the edges of its container.

The element will then take up the specified width, and the remaining space will be split equally between the two margins:

This div element is centered.

Example

Note: Center aligning has no effect if the width property is not set (or set to 100%).

Center Align Text

To just center the text inside an element, use text-align: center;

Example

Tip: For more examples on how to align text, see the CSS Text chapter.

Center an Image

To center an image, set left and right margin to auto and make it into a block element:

Example

Left and Right Align — Using position

One method for aligning elements is to use position: absolute; :

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Example

Note: Absolute positioned elements are removed from the normal flow, and can overlap elements.

Left and Right Align — Using float

Another method for aligning elements is to use the float property:

Example

The clearfix Hack

Note: If an element is taller than the element containing it, and it is floated, it will overflow outside of its container. You can use the «clearfix hack» to fix this (see example below).

Without Clearfix

With Clearfix

Then we can add the clearfix hack to the containing element to fix this problem:

Example

Center Vertically — Using padding

There are many ways to center an element vertically in CSS. A simple solution is to use top and bottom padding :

Example

To center both vertically and horizontally, use padding and text-align: center :

I am vertically and horizontally centered.

Example

Center Vertically — Using line-height

Another trick is to use the line-height property with a value that is equal to the height property:

I am vertically and horizontally centered.

Example

.center <
line-height: 200px;
height: 200px;
border: 3px solid green;
text-align: center;
>

/* If the text has multiple lines, add the following: */
.center p line-height: 1.5;
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
>

Center Vertically — Using position & transform

If padding and line-height are not options, another solution is to use positioning and the transform property:

I am vertically and horizontally centered.

Example

.center <
height: 200px;
position: relative;
border: 3px solid green;
>

.center p margin: 0;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
>

Tip: You will learn more about the transform property in our 2D Transforms Chapter.

Center Vertically — Using Flexbox

You can also use flexbox to center things. Just note that flexbox is not supported in IE10 and earlier versions:

Example

.center <
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 200px;
border: 3px solid green;
>

Tip: You will learn more about Flexbox in our CSS Flexbox Chapter.

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CSS text-align Property

The text-align property specifies the horizontal alignment of text in an element.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

CSS Syntax

Property Values

More Examples

Example

Another text-align example:

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