text alignment
Where words sit
Text alignment is the positioning of text relative to margins or boundaries.
Left alignment (the default in English) produces a ragged right edge.
Right alignment does the opposite.
Centered text floats between margins.
Justified text stretches to fill both margins evenly: Adjust the text alignment in your word processor.
The term applies to documents, web pages, and graphic design.
- typographyArranging letters for display
- word processorDocument creation software
- readabilityEase of understanding text
- baselineStandard for comparison
- distributedDivided and given out
left aligned · gutter · formatting · typesetting · flush · graphic design · spacing · page layout · drop cap · ragged-right · ragged edge · LaTeX · consistency · tab · publishing · left · straight · margin
- word processingword processor, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, copy, typing
- alignmentalign, aligned, centered, justified, centering
- formattingitalics, font size, font color, indent, underline
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
text alignmentflush left
Text aligned to left margin
flush right · left-justified · right-justified · justified text · ragged right
text alignmentfont size
Text dimension setting
font weight · text color · line spacing · letter spacing · kerning