textAlign property
Gets or sets the current anchor point or alignment settings for text in the current context.
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Syntax
object.put_textAlign(
string
v);object.get_textAlign(
string
* p);
Property values
Type: string
-
Default. If the canvas is left-to-right, the anchor point is the left edge of the text. If the canvas is right-to-left, the anchor point is the right edge of the text.
-
If the canvas is left-to-right, the anchor point is the right edge of the text. If the canvas is right-to-left, the anchor point is the left edge of the text.
-
The anchor point is the left edge of the text.
-
The anchor point is the right edge of the text.
-
The anchor point is centered in the text.
Standards information
- HTML Canvas 2D Context, Section 11
Remarks
The exact alignment depends on whether the direction of IHTMLCanvasElement is left-to-right (ltr) or right-to-left (rtl). The ICanvasRenderingContext2D::textBaseline value also determines the anchor point of the text.

