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HTML <div> align Attribute

< HTML <div> tag

Example

A section in a document that will be center-aligned:

<div align="center">
  This is some text!
</div>
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Definition and Usage

The align attribute specifies the horizontal alignment of the content inside a <div> element.


Browser Support

Attribute
align Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Compatibility Notes

The <div> align attribute is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.

CSS syntax: <div style="text-align:center">

CSS Example: Align text in a <div> element

In our CSS tutorial you can find more details about the text-align property.


Syntax

<div align="left|right|center|justify">

Attribute Values

Value Description
left Left-align content
right Right-align content
center Center-align content
justify Stretches the lines so that each line has equal width (like in newspapers and magazines)

< HTML <div> tag