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is a symbol that represents the left-hand side for purposes of alignment and positioning.

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Left

Left

is a symbol that represents the left-hand side for purposes of alignment and positioning.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Align the contents of a grid to the left:

Wolfram Language code: Grid[{{a, b, c}}, Alignment -> Left, ItemSize -> 4, Frame -> All]

Scope  (4)

Place the control of MenuView at the left of the panel:

Wolfram Language code: MenuView[Range[2], ControlPlacement -> Left]

Align text to the left:

Wolfram Language code: t = StringJoin@@Table["abcd ", {60}];
Wolfram Language code: Framed@Text[Style[t, TextAlignment -> Left]]

Align text to the left of the enclosing graphic:

Wolfram Language code: Graphics[{Text["ABCDEF", {Left, Automatic}, {Left, Automatic}], Circle[]}, Axes -> True, Ticks -> None]

View 3D objects from the left:

Wolfram Language code: {Graphics3D[{Sphere[], Cuboid[]}], Graphics3D[{Sphere[], Cuboid[]}, ViewPoint -> Left]}
Wolfram Research (1988), Left, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), Left, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "Left." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). Left. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_left, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Left}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_left, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Left}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}