Quick Reference
The text-align-last property specifies how to align the last line of a text.
div {
text-align-last: right;
}Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Default
| Default value | auto |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | The last line is justified and aligned left (default) |
| 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 rest of the lines |
| start | The last line is aligned at the beginning of the line (left if the text-direction is left-to-right, and right is the text-direction is right-to-left) |
| end | The last line is aligned at the end of the line (right if the text-direction is left-to-right, and left is the text-direction is right-to-left) |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.textAlignLast = 'right';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.textAlignLast = 'right';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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