Name
text-align — NN 4 IE 4 CSS 1
Synopsis
Inherited: Yes
Determines the horizontal alignment of text within an element. This
attribute is inherited, so it can be set for a container to impact
all nested elements, such as a P
element within a
DIV
element. Values of center
,
left
, and right
are supported
by Navigator 4 and Internet Explorer 4. The value of
justify
is not a CSS requirement, and
implementation in Version 4 browsers is spotty (see Notes).
CSS Syntax
text-align: alignment
JavaScript Equivalent
textAlign
Value
One of the four constants: center
|
justify
| left
|
right
.
Initial Value
Depends on browser (left
in both Navigator 4 and
Internet Explorer 4, but this is not a CSS requirement).
Example
P.rightHand {text-align: right} BLOCKQUOTE {text-align: center}
Applies To
Block-level elements.
Object Model Reference
- IE
[window.]document.all.
elementID
.style.textAlign
Notes
If you assign the justify
value, text is indeed
justified in Navigator 4 for the Macintosh and Internet Explorer 4
for Windows. The value is treated as the left
setting in Navigator 4 for Windows and IE 4 for Macintosh.
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