Text Align
Controls the alignment of text.
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions.
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
| Class | Style |
|---|---|
ta-c | text-align: center; |
ta-e | text-align: end; |
ta-j | text-align: justify; |
ta-ja | text-align: justify-all; |
ta-l | text-align: left; |
ta-mp | text-align: match-parent; |
ta-r | text-align: right; |
ta-s | text-align: start; |
Start
Initial value
The text will be aligned to the start of the container, which is typically side-to-right languages.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-s tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>Center
The text will be centered within its container.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-c tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>End
The text will be aligned to the end of the container, which is typically the right side-to-right languages.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-e tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>Justify
The text will be stretched to align with both and right edges of the container, creating a clean look.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-j tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>Justify All
The text will be justified, including the last line, which will also stretch to fill the width of the container.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-ja tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>Left
The text will be aligned to side of the container, which is the default alignment in most cases.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-l tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>Match Parent
The text will inherit the text alignment from its parent element.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="ta-r"> <div class="fs-md ta-mp tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall... </div></div>Right
The text will be aligned to the right side of the container.
London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine lizard up Holborn Hill.
<div class="fs-md ta-r tc-slate"> Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall...</div>Using utility variants
Learn how to override existing utilities based on the user's screen size or other factors, such as hover states.
Targeting different viewports
You can combine responsive breakpoints like sm:ta-*, md:ta-*, lg:ta-*, and xxl:ta-* to allow targeting specific utilities in different viewports.
Targeting hover states
Alternatively, you can apply :hover by using h:ta-* utility to override elements and change their values when hovering over them.