Alignment

  • Alignment is the proper positioning or state of adjustment of parts in relation to each other.
  • Alignment is the arranging of elements in a straight line or in a proper position. 
  • In typography alignment is the placement of text relative to the margins.


Types of alignment in typography:
  • Left Alignment (flush-left).
  • Right Alignment (flush-right). 
  • Justified Alignment.
  • Centered Alignment.

1. Left Alignment :
  • In left alignment, all lines begins from the same distance from the left margin but end at varying distance from the right margin.

2. Right Alignment  :
  • In right alignment, lines begin at varying distances from the left-margin but end at the same distance from the right margin.

3. Justified Alignment  :
  • In justified alignment, lines begin and end at the same distance from the left and right margins respectively.

4. Centered Alignment  :
  • In centered alignment, text is aligned to neither the left nor right margin there is an even gap on each side of each line.


Alignment Examples: