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TextAlignment

is an option for Cell, Style and related constructs which specifies how successive lines of text should be aligned.

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TextAlignment

TextAlignment

is an option for Cell, Style and related constructs which specifies how successive lines of text should be aligned.

Details

  • Possible settings are:
  • Left or -1 aligned on the left
    Right or +1 aligned on the right
    Center or 0 centered
    xlined up at position x across the page
  • TextAlignment can be used both for ordinary text and for Wolfram Language expressions.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Align on the left:

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

Centered:

Wolfram Language code: Framed@Text[Style[t, TextAlignment -> Center]]

Align on the right:

Wolfram Language code: Framed@Text[Style[t, TextAlignment -> Right]]

Scope  (1)

Line up at the position across the page:

Wolfram Language code: Do[Print[Style[a, TextAlignment -> a]], {a, -1, 1, .5}]
Wolfram Research (1996), TextAlignment, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TextAlignment.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), TextAlignment, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TextAlignment.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "TextAlignment." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TextAlignment.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). TextAlignment. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TextAlignment.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_textalignment, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TextAlignment}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TextAlignment.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_textalignment, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TextAlignment}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TextAlignment.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}