How to Align Something in HTML

Surround each section that will have changed alignment with a "div"., Determine how you need to change the alignment of the text in that "div". , If you need left-align the text, change the "div" tag so that the following text is inside the ""...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Surround each section that will have changed alignment with a "div".

    That means, you need to add "div" inside the "less than" and "greater than" symbols (<>) before the first HTML tag that will have its alignment changed, and add "/div" inside these symbols after the last HTML tag that will have its alignment changed.
  2. Step 2: Determine how you need to change the alignment of the text in that "div".

    , If you need to right-align the text, change the "div" tag to "div style='text-align:right'" within the "<>" symbols.

    If you need center-align the text, change the "div" tag to "div style='text-align:center'" within the "<>" symbols.

    If you need to justify the text, change the "div" tag to "div style='text-align:justify'" within the "<>" symbols. ,, If it didn't work, then the website has specific coding in its style sheet that overrides your "div".

    Override the site style-sheet by adding the appropriate version of "style='text-align:right'" inside the opening tag of each element to have its alignment changed.

    For example, a "p" tag would become "p style='text-align:right'" within the "<>" symbols. ,
  3. Step 3: If you need left-align the text

  4. Step 4: change the "div" tag so that the following text is inside the "<>" symbols: div style='text-align:left'.

  5. Step 5: Save your changes.

  6. Step 6: Verify your content's appearance to make sure it worked.

  7. Step 7: Enjoy seeing your text display exactly how you wanted.

Detailed Guide

That means, you need to add "div" inside the "less than" and "greater than" symbols (<>) before the first HTML tag that will have its alignment changed, and add "/div" inside these symbols after the last HTML tag that will have its alignment changed.

, If you need to right-align the text, change the "div" tag to "div style='text-align:right'" within the "<>" symbols.

If you need center-align the text, change the "div" tag to "div style='text-align:center'" within the "<>" symbols.

If you need to justify the text, change the "div" tag to "div style='text-align:justify'" within the "<>" symbols. ,, If it didn't work, then the website has specific coding in its style sheet that overrides your "div".

Override the site style-sheet by adding the appropriate version of "style='text-align:right'" inside the opening tag of each element to have its alignment changed.

For example, a "p" tag would become "p style='text-align:right'" within the "<>" symbols. ,

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