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# writingDirectionBased

The alignment following the writing direction of the same paragraph.

```
static let writingDirectionBased: Text.AlignmentStrategy
```

## Discussion

When [`multilineTextAlignment`](/documentation/SwiftUI/EnvironmentValues/multilineTextAlignment) is
[`TextAlignment.leading`](/documentation/SwiftUI/TextAlignment/leading), alignment follows the writing direction.
If the value is [`TextAlignment.trailing`](/documentation/SwiftUI/TextAlignment/trailing) alignment is the opposite
of the writing direction and finally, a [`TextAlignment.center`](/documentation/SwiftUI/TextAlignment/center)
value always results in centered alignment.

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