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Style textAlign Property

Style Object Reference Style Object

Definition and Usage

The textAlign property sets or returns the horizontal alignment of text in a block level element.

Syntax

Set the textAlign property:

Object.style.textAlign="left|right|center|justify|inherit"

Return the textAlign property:

Object.style.textAlign

Value Description
left Aligns the text to the left. This is default
right Aligns the text to the right
center Centers the text
justify The text is justified
inherit The value of the textAlign property is inherited from parent element


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The textAlign property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Center-align the text in the p element:

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("p1").style.textAlign="center";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p id="p1">This is some text.</p>
<br />

<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Align text</button>

</body>
</html>

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Style Object Reference Style Object

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