Text Align

Utilities for controlling the alignment of text.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
text-left	text-align: left;
text-center	text-align: center;
text-right	text-align: right;
text-justify	text-align: justify;
text-start	text-align: start;
text-end	text-align: end;

Basic usage

Setting the text alignment

Control the text alignment of an element using the text-left, text-center, text-right, and text-justify utilities.


1. <p class="text-left ...">So I started to walk into the water...</p>


1. <p class="text-center ...">So I started to walk into the water...</p>


1. <p class="text-right ...">So I started to walk into the water...</p>


1. <p class="text-justify ...">So I started to walk into the water...</p>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:text-center to only apply the text-center utility on hover.


1. <p class="text-left hover:text-center">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </p>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:text-center to apply the text-center utility at only medium screen sizes and above.


1. <p class="text-left md:text-center">
2. <!-- ... -->
3. </p>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.