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# AVCaption.TextAlignment

Text alignment options for a caption.

```
enum TextAlignment
```

## Topics

### Text alignments

[`case start`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaption/TextAlignment-swift.enum/start)

An alignment of the text to the start of the inline progression direction.

[`case end`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaption/TextAlignment-swift.enum/end)

An alignment of the text to the end of the inline progression direction.

[`case center`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaption/TextAlignment-swift.enum/center)

An alignment of the text to the center of the display.

[`case left`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaption/TextAlignment-swift.enum/left)

An alignment of the text to the left in horizontal writing mode, and top in vertical writing mode.

[`case right`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaption/TextAlignment-swift.enum/right)

An alignment of the text to the right in horizontal writing mode, and bottom in vertical writing mode.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaption/TextAlignment-swift.enum/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

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