B.107. text-align

This property sets the horizontal alignment of text and other inline content within a block element.

If you're looking for a way to set the horizontal alignment of a block (e.g. to center it on the page), you should instead use the margin-left, margin-right, left, and right properties to achieve the desired effect (e.g. you can center a block horizontally by setting its left and right margins to auto).

Inherited: Yes

See also: Section B.108text-align-last, Section B.120vertical-align

B.107.1. Value

This property supports the following constant values:

  • center

  • justify

  • left

  • right

center, left, and right are self-explanatory. justify should be familiar to users of word processors; it causes the words on each line to be spaced out ...

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