Typography

Text Alignment

Utilities for controlling the alignment of text.

Quick reference

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.

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

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

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

<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.

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

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

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