---
title: "TextAlign"
description: "Defines how to align text horizontally. `TextAlign` controls how text aligns in the space it
appears."
type: "class"
---
Class
Common
```kotlin
value class TextAlign internal constructor(val value: Int)
```
Defines how to align text horizontally. `TextAlign` controls how text aligns in the space it
appears.
## Companion Object
#### Properties
Common
```kotlin
val Left = TextAlign(1)
```
Align the text on the left edge of the container.
Common
```kotlin
val Right = TextAlign(2)
```
Align the text on the right edge of the container.
Common
```kotlin
val Center = TextAlign(3)
```
Align the text in the center of the container.
Common
```kotlin
val Justify = TextAlign(4)
```
Stretch lines of text that end with a soft line break to fill the width of the container.
Lines that end with hard line breaks are aligned towards the `Start` edge.
Common
```kotlin
val Start = TextAlign(5)
```
Align the text on the leading edge of the container.
For Left to Right text (`ResolvedTextDirection.Ltr`), this is the left edge.
For Right to Left text (`ResolvedTextDirection.Rtl`), like Arabic, this is the right
edge.
Common
```kotlin
val End = TextAlign(6)
```
Align the text on the trailing edge of the container.
For Left to Right text (`ResolvedTextDirection.Ltr`), this is the right edge.
For Right to Left text (`ResolvedTextDirection.Rtl`), like Arabic, this is the left edge.
Common
```kotlin
val Unspecified = TextAlign(0)
```
This represents an unset value, a usual replacement for "null" when a primitive value is
desired.
#### Methods
Common
```kotlin
fun values(): List
```
Return a list containing all possible values of TextAlign.
Common
```kotlin
fun valueOf(value: Int): TextAlign
```
Creates a TextAlign from the given integer value. This can be useful if you need to
serialize/deserialize TextAlign values.
This function throws an `IllegalArgumentException` if the given `value` is not recognized
by the preset `TextAlign` values.
#### Parameters
| | |
| --- | --- |
| value | The integer representation of the TextAlign. |