align (HTML attribute)
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| Yes | HTML 3.2 |
Example
The div below,
identified as a "sidebar", will align the content
inside the div to the "right" (but
as this div is identified with the
id attribute, CSS could—and should—be used to set
the alignment):
<div id="sidebar" align="right"> ⋮ </div>
Description
The align
attribute affects the div’s content, aligning it to the
"left", "right", or
"center", or applying "justify" to
justify the content.
This attribute is deprecated. The correct
method for aligning a div is to use the CSS
text-align attribute.
Value
The accepted values for this element
are "left", "right",
"center", and "justify".
If
"justify" is chosen, text is adjusted so that words
stick to both the left and right edges of the containing element, and the
final line is left-justified. Some unsightly effects can occur when
"justify" is used, as the browsers don’t have great
rendering engines for this type of effect, and can cause “rivers” in
blocks of text (where large gaps appear to flow down through the
document).
Compatibility
| IE | 5.5 | Full |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Full | |
| 7.0 | Full | |
| Firefox | 1.0 | Full |
| 1.5 | Full | |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| Safari | 1.3 | Full |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| 3.0 | Full | |
| Opera | 9.2 | Full |
Every browser listed supports this attribute.
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