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HTML p align attribute

The p align attribute specifies the alignment of the text in the paragraph.

Online Example

Paragraph alignment on both sides:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>HTML:<p> align attribute　-　Basic Tutorial Website(oldtoolbag.com)</title>
</head>
<body>
<p align="right">A right-aligned paragraph.</p>
<p align="left">A left-aligned paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

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Browser Compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

All major browsers support the align attribute.

Definition and usage

HTML5 The align attribute is not supported. Please use CSS instead.

In HTML 4.01 In which, the align attribute of is deprecated.

The align attribute specifies the alignment of the text within a paragraph.

Compatibility comments

In HTML 4.01 In which, the align attribute of is deprecated, please use CSS instead.

CSS Syntax:

CSS Example: Align text in paragraphs

In our CSS tutorial, you can find more about text-align attribute details.

Syntax

Attribute value

Value	Description
left	Left align text.
right	Right align text.
center	Center align text.
justify	Extend the line, so that each line can have equal width (like in newspapers and magazines).

HTML tag

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