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Text align

Change the alignment of text or elements. This utility also responsive prefixes.

Text align

CSS property: text-align

.vads-u-text-align--left

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.

.vads-u-text-align--center

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.

.vads-u-text-align--right

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.

.vads-u-text-align--justify

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.

Responsive prefixes

Add a responsive breakpoint prefix separated with a : to target a utility at a responsive breakpoint and higher, following a mobile-first methodology.

To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.

<p class="vads-u-text-align--right medium-screen:vads-u-text-align--left large-screen:vads-u-text-align--center">To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.</p>

Example

<div class="vads-u-text-align--left large-screen:vads-u-text-align--center">
VADS Breakpoint Sass Variable USWDS Breakpoint Custom Property Width
$xsmall-screen --mobile 320px
$small-screen --mobile-lg 481px
-- --tablet 640px
$medium-screen --medium-screen 768px
$small-desktop-screen --desktop 1024px
$large-screen --desktop-lg 1201px

Read more about breakpoints.

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Last updated: Apr 26, 2022