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HTML <div> align Attribute

HTML div Tag Reference HTML <div> tag

Example

A section in a document that will be center-aligned:

<div align="center">
  This is some text!
</div>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The align attribute is supported in all major browsers.


Definition and Usage

The align attribute of <div> is deprecated in HTML 4.01.

The align attribute specifies the horizontal alignment of the content inside a <div> element.


Compatibility Notes

The align attribute of <div> is not supported in HTML 4.01 Strict / XHTML 1.0 Strict DTD.

Use CSS instead.

CSS syntax: <div style="text-align:center">

CSS Example: Align text in a <div> element

In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the text-align property.


Syntax

<td align="left|right|center|justify">

Attribute Values

Value Description
left Left-align content
right Right-align content
center Center-align content
justify Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (like in newspapers and magazines)


HTML div Tag Reference HTML <div> tag
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