CSS TEXT ALIGN


In CSS, the text-align property is used to set the horizontal alignment of the text. A text can be aligned in four ways:

  • Aligned to the Right
  • Aligned to the Left
  • Aligned to Center
  • Justify

Let's look at few examples to see how these properties work:


Align Center

text-align:center will align all the <p> tags text to the center.


p {
  text-align: center;
}

Live Demo!


Align Left

text-align:left will align all the <p> tags text to the left.


p {
  text-align: left;
}

Live Demo!


Align Right

text-align:right will align all the <p> tags text to the right.


p {
  text-align: right;
}

Live Demo!


Justify

text-align:justify will justify the text of all the <p> tags.


p {
  text-align: justify;
}

Live Demo!


This is how the alignment works!


text-align:left

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed libero tortor. Mauris sit amet elementum libero. Proin in placerat dolor. Nullam non mi id metus sagittis aliquet id ac arcu. Suspendisse ac sodales arcu. Sed eget hendrerit nunc. Nam quis scelerisque dui, nec maximus mi.


text-align:right

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed libero tortor. Mauris sit amet elementum libero. Proin in placerat dolor. Nullam non mi id metus sagittis aliquet id ac arcu. Suspendisse ac sodales arcu. Sed eget hendrerit nunc. Nam quis scelerisque dui, nec maximus mi.




text-align:center

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed libero tortor. Mauris sit amet elementum libero. Proin in placerat dolor. Nullam non mi id metus sagittis aliquet id ac arcu. Suspendisse ac sodales arcu. Sed eget hendrerit nunc. Nam quis scelerisque dui, nec maximus mi.


text-align:justify

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus sed libero tortor. Mauris sit amet elementum libero. Proin in placerat dolor. Nullam non mi id metus sagittis aliquet id ac arcu. Suspendisse ac sodales arcu. Sed eget hendrerit nunc. Nam quis scelerisque dui, nec maximus mi.