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Quick reference

Class
Properties
text-lefttext-align: left;
text-centertext-align: center;
text-righttext-align: right;
text-justifytext-align: justify;
text-starttext-align: start;
text-endtext-align: end;

Basic usage

Setting the text alignment

Use the text-left, text-center, text-right, and text-justify utilities to control the text alignment of an element.

So I started to walk into the water. I won't lie to you boys, I was terrified. But I pressed on, and as I made my way past the breakers a strange calm came over me. I don't know if it was divine intervention or the kinship of all living things but I tell you Jerry at that moment, I was a marine biologist. 

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

So I started to walk into the water. I won't lie to you boys, I was terrified. But I pressed on, and as I made my way past the breakers a strange calm came over me. I don't know if it was divine intervention or the kinship of all living things but I tell you Jerry at that moment, I was a marine biologist. 

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

So I started to walk into the water. I won't lie to you boys, I was terrified. But I pressed on, and as I made my way past the breakers a strange calm came over me. I don't know if it was divine intervention or the kinship of all living things but I tell you Jerry at that moment, I was a marine biologist. 

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

So I started to walk into the water. I won't lie to you boys, I was terrified. But I pressed on, and as I made my way past the breakers a strange calm came over me. I don't know if it was divine intervention or the kinship of all living things but I tell you Jerry at that moment, I was a marine biologist. 

<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.