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# CTTextAlignment

Constants that specify text alignment.

```
enum CTTextAlignment
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`CTTextAlignment.left`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/left)

Text is visually left-aligned.

[`CTTextAlignment.right`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/right)

Text is visually right-aligned.

[`CTTextAlignment.center`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/center)

Text is visually center-aligned.

[`CTTextAlignment.justified`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/justified)

Text is fully justified.

[`CTTextAlignment.natural`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/natural)

Text uses the natural alignment of the text’s script.

### Initializers

[`init(_:)`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/init(_:))

Converts a UIKit text alignment constant value to the matching constant value that Core Text uses.

### Deprecated

[`kCTLeftTextAlignment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/kCTLeftTextAlignment)

Text is visually left-aligned.

[`kCTRightTextAlignment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/kCTRightTextAlignment)

Text is visually right-aligned.

[`kCTCenterTextAlignment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/kCTCenterTextAlignment)

Text is visually center-aligned.

[`kCTJustifiedTextAlignment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/kCTJustifiedTextAlignment)

Text is fully justified.

[`kCTNaturalTextAlignment`](/documentation/CoreText/CTTextAlignment/kCTNaturalTextAlignment)

Text uses the natural alignment of the text’s script.


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