Sets or retrieves the alignment of the object relative to the display or table.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT ALIGN = sAlign... >
Scripting	[ sAlign = ] object.align

Possible Values

sAlign

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. center Aligns to the center. justify Aligns to the left and right edge. left Default. Aligns to the left edge. right Aligns to the right edge.

The property is read/write. The property has a default value of left.

DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The default value for the th element is center.

The justify possible value is available only for the div, hn, and p elements.

Standards Information

This property is deprecated in HTML  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

HTMLDivElement Constructor, HTMLHeadingElement Constructor, HTMLHRElement Constructor, HTMLParagraphElement Constructor, HTMLTableCellElement Constructor, HTMLTableColElement Constructor, HTMLTableRowElement Constructor, HTMLTableSectionElement Constructor, COL, COLGROUP, DIV, hn, HR, P, TBODY, TD, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR