flush left

Text hugs margin

Flush left describes text or objects aligned evenly along the left margin, with the right edge remaining uneven or ragged.

This is the default alignment for most Western text, since we read left to right.

In typesetting and word processing, flush left is often called left-justified or ragged right.

The document was formatted flush left for easy readability.

typography

ragged right

Uneven right margin

indentation · typeset · paragraph · lineation · spacing · typesetting · layout · formatting · column · grid

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horizontal text alignment

flush leftflush right

Aligned to right margin

right-justified · centered · justified · ragged right

Family

flush, left, flushed, flushing, flushes, leftward, leftmost, leftish

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G