Definition: One of the principles of design, alignment refers to lining up the top, bottom, sides, or middle of text or graphic elements on a page.
Horizontal alignment includes flush-left (also called left-justified or ragged right), flush-right (also called right-justified or ragged left), centered, and fully justified. With vertical alignment elements can be aligned vertically -- top, bottom, or middle (center), for example. Baseline alignment would be aligning text to the baseline, including adjacent columns of text.
Also Known As: Justification
