Spring Into HTML and CSS

Aligning Text

Back in the days of presentational HTML, text was aligned using the align attribute and a corresponding justification value. CSS uses the exact same premise, but, of course, it's done outside the HTML using the text-align property. The values are the same and should be familiar to anyone who's ever used a word processor:

• left— Also referred to as ragged right, left justification sets the text flush left with lines breaking to the right. This is default behavior for all browsers and is the preference for all body text. text-align: left;

• center— This centers the text. Centered text is useful for styling headers, captions, and other accent text. It is very difficult to read long sections of centered text, so it's not best ...