Center align text using CSS

Jun 6, 2021

Need to center some text? We've got your covered. This guide will walk you through center-aligning text using CSS.

Want to spruce up your CSS skills in general? Check out some of our other guides like this one on how to make a full-page background image using CSS or how to add text shadow.

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The css property "text-align" can be applied to any HTML element containing text. For example:

<h1>Welcome!</h1>

Because h1 elements are display:block by default, the text can be aligned to the left, right or center. So adding

h1 {
    text-align: center;
}

This would center the heading "Welcome!" on the page.

Once you've straightened out your text, check out this guide to learn how to attach a CSS stylesheet to an HTML document.

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