HTML - align Attribute

The alignment of content within an HTML element, such as images or tables, was specified by the HTML align attribute. It allows the developers to align content to the center, justify, left or right.

However, in modern HTML, the align attribute has been deprecated in favor of using CSS for layout and alignment. CSS is the standard way for styling and positioning elements in modern web development because it offers more exact control over alignment and display.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the HTML align attribute −

<tag align = "value"></tag>

value − It is string specifying one of the following strings which set the alignment mode or the image/content.

Example

In the following example, we are going to use the align attribute with the h1 and p tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML align attribute</title>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the align attribute-->
   <h1 align="left">This is h1 heading.</h1>
   <p align="center">Text within the p tag.</p>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the text displayed on the webpage.

Example

Considering the another scenario,Where we are going to use the align attribute with the div element.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML align attribute</title>
   <style>
      div {
         color: green;
         font-weight: bolder;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the align attribute-->
   <div align="right">
      <p>Text within the p tag(it will display the right side of the screen view because we have used align = "right").</p>
   </div>
</body>
</html>

On running the above code, the output window will pop up displaying the text applied with CSS on the webpage.

Example

Let's look at the following example, where we are going to use align attribute with the form.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
   <title>HTML align attribute</title>
   <style>
      form {
         width: 300px;
         height: 210px;
         background-color: rgb(21, 114, 185);
         color: white;
         border-radius: 10px;
      }

      form button {
         width: 100px;
         padding: 5px;
      }
   </style>
</head>
<body>
   <!--example of the align attribute-->
   <form align="center">
      <h1 align="center">Login</h1> Username: <input type="text">
      <br>
      <br> Password: <input type="password">
      <br>
      <br>
      <button>Login</button>
   </form>
</body>
</html>

When we run the above code, it will generate an output consisting of the input fields displayed on the webpage.

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