TextAlign

The horizontal alignment of text within an input box.

Inherits: Enum

Properties

• CENTER –

  Align the text in the center of the container.

• END –

  Align the text on the trailing edge of the container.

• JUSTIFY –

  Stretch lines of text that end with a soft line break to fill the width of the container.

• LEFT –

  Align the text on the left edge of the container.

• RIGHT –

  Align the text on the right edge of the container.

• START –

  Align the text on the leading edge of the container.

Examples

Showcase

import flet as ft


def showcase_card(text_align: ft.TextAlign) -> ft.Container:
    return ft.Container(
        width=280,
        padding=12,
        border=ft.Border.all(1, ft.Colors.RED),
        border_radius=10,
        bgcolor=ft.Colors.SURFACE_CONTAINER_LOW,
        content=ft.Column(
            spacing=8,
            controls=[
                ft.Text(text_align.name, weight=ft.FontWeight.BOLD),
                ft.Container(
                    width=240,
                    height=130,
                    padding=10,
                    border=ft.Border.all(1, ft.Colors.OUTLINE),
                    border_radius=8,
                    bgcolor=ft.Colors.SURFACE,
                    content=ft.Text(
                        text_align=text_align,
                        value="Flet helps you build cross-platform Python apps from one codebase.",  # noqa: E501
                    ),
                ),
            ],
        ),
    )


def main(page: ft.Page):
    page.horizontal_alignment = ft.CrossAxisAlignment.CENTER

    page.appbar = ft.AppBar(title="TextAlign Showcase")
    page.add(
        ft.SafeArea(
            content=ft.Column(
                controls=[
                    ft.Text(
                        "Compare horizontal text alignment modes in the same "
                        "text block."
                    ),
                    ft.Row(
                        wrap=True,
                        spacing=12,
                        expand=True,
                        scroll=ft.ScrollMode.AUTO,
                        alignment=ft.MainAxisAlignment.CENTER,
                        controls=[
                            showcase_card(text_align) for text_align in ft.TextAlign
                        ],
                    ),
                ],
            ),
        )
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    ft.run(main)

Properties

CENTER = 'center' class-attribute instance-attribute

Align the text in the center of the container.

END = 'end' class-attribute instance-attribute

Align the text on the trailing edge of the container.

JUSTIFY = 'justify' class-attribute instance-attribute

Stretch lines of text that end with a soft line break to fill the width of the container.

LEFT = 'left' class-attribute instance-attribute

Align the text on the left edge of the container.

RIGHT = 'right' class-attribute instance-attribute

Align the text on the right edge of the container.

START = 'start' class-attribute instance-attribute

Align the text on the leading edge of the container.