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<h1 id="text-align-justify">Text Align: Justify</h1>

<p>2019-05-22</p>

<p>The text-align property is fairly well known in the world of CSS, even among those just starting out with the language. Values such as <code>center</code>, <code>left</code> and <code>right</code> are used often with this property, but a more forgotten option is <code>justify</code>.</p>

<h2 id="what-does-justify-do">What does justify do?</h2>

<p>The MDN web docs define the <code>justify</code> value for <code>text-align</code> as such:</p>

<h3 id="see-it-in-action">See it in action</h3>

<p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/vwpmNz/">Live CodePen Example</a></p>

<h2 id="when-should-i-use-this">When should I use this?</h2>

<p>It isn&#8217;t always appropriate to use <code>justify</code> in most instances, although it becomes very useful for long form articles or blog posts. Since it takes a heavy influence from original <em>print</em> book layouts, the <code>justify</code> value helps improve readability for larger chunks of content.</p>

<p><strong>Fair warning</strong>: it is best to remove any <code>justify</code> values when targeting smaller screen sizes. Mobile devices and&#47;or tablets tend to be small enough to break up the content already. This CSS value is better suited for larger viewports.</p>

<h2 id="browser-support">Browser support</h2>

<p>The good news is that all major browsers support the <code>justify</code> value for the <code>text-align</code> CSS property. So have some worry-free fun with it!</p>
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