HTML <div> align Attribute
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
