Text Alignment Tool

Text alignment refers to the positioning of text within a specified width. Left alignment keeps text flush to the left margin, center alignment positions text in the middle, right alignment aligns text to the right margin, and justification distributes text evenly across the full width by adjusting spacing.

Justify alignment distributes text evenly across the full line width by adding extra spaces between words. This creates straight margins on both left and right sides, commonly used in professional documents, newspapers, and books for a clean, formal appearance.

Line width depends on your intended use: 80 characters is standard for code and technical documents, 60-70 characters works well for readability in paragraphs, 40-50 characters is good for narrow columns, and 100+ characters can be used for wide displays or presentations.

Lines that are already longer than the specified width are left unchanged. The tool will not break or wrap long lines - it only adds spacing and positioning to lines that fit within the specified width. Use a text wrapping tool first if you need to handle long lines.

Preserving empty lines (default setting) maintains the original structure and paragraph breaks in your text. Disable this option if you want to remove blank lines entirely or if empty lines interfere with your formatting needs.

Yes, this tool is excellent for aligning code comments, documentation blocks, or ASCII art within code files. It's particularly useful for creating centered headers in code files or aligning comments to specific column positions for better readability.

Center alignment calculates the padding needed to center each line within the specified width. Shorter lines get more padding, longer lines get less. Lines already at or exceeding the width remain unchanged to prevent text from being cut off.

Text alignment repositions existing lines within a specified width without breaking them. Word wrapping breaks long lines into multiple shorter lines. Use word wrapping first if you have long lines, then use alignment to position the resulting lines.

This tool applies the same alignment to all lines in the input. To align different sections differently, process each section separately with your desired alignment settings, then combine the results manually.

For professional documents: use justify alignment for body paragraphs, center alignment for titles and headers, left alignment for lists and technical content, and consistent line widths (typically 80-100 characters) for optimal readability across different devices and print formats.