CSS3 text-align-last Property
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Description
The text-align-last CSS property specifies how the last line of a block or a line right before a forced line break is aligned when text-align is justify.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | auto |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | Block containers |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | New in CSS3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the text-align-last property in action.
Example
Try this code »p {
-moz-text-align-last: right; /* Firefox */
text-align-last: right; /* Standard syntax */
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
auto |
The last line is aligned per the value of the text-align property, unless the text-align is set to justify. This is default value. |
start |
Same as left if direction is left-to-right and right if direction is right-to-left. |
end |
Same as right if direction is left-to-right and left if direction is right-to-left. |
left |
The last line is aligned to the left. |
right |
The last line is aligned to the right. |
center |
The last line is center-aligned. |
justify |
The last line is justified like the other lines in the block. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element text-align-last property. |
Browser Compatibility
The text-align-last property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Alignment.
Related properties: text-align, text-indent, text-justify.
