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text-align-last

The text-align-last CSS property sets how the last line of a block or a line, right before a forced line break, is aligned.

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Syntax

/* Keyword values */
text-align-last: auto;
text-align-last: start;
text-align-last: end;
text-align-last: left;
text-align-last: right;
text-align-last: center;
text-align-last: justify;

/* Global values */
text-align-last: inherit;
text-align-last: initial;
text-align-last: revert;
text-align-last: revert-layer;
text-align-last: unset;

Values

auto

The affected line is aligned per the value of text-align, unless text-align is justify, in which case the effect is the same as setting text-align-last to start.

start

The same as left if direction is left-to-right and right if direction is right-to-left.

end

The same as right if direction is left-to-right and left if direction is right-to-left.

left

The inline contents are aligned to the left edge of the line box.

The inline contents are aligned to the right edge of the line box.

center

The inline contents are centered within the line box.

justify

The text is justified. Text should line up their left and right edges to the left and right content edges of the paragraph.

Formal definition

Initial value auto
Applies to block containers
Inherited yes
Computed value as specified
Animation type discrete

Formal syntax

text-align-last = 
  auto          |
  start         |
  end           |
  left          |
  right         |
  center        |
  justify       |
  match-parent

Examples

Justifying the last line

CSS

p {
  font-size: 1.4em;
  text-align: justify;
  text-align-last: center;
}

Results

Specifications

Specification
CSS Text Module Level 3
# text-align-last-property

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
text-align-last 47 12 4912–53
5.5["IE only supports text-align-last when text-align is set to justify.", "The start and end values are not supported."]
 34 16 47 47 4914–53 34 16 5.0

See also

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