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# CATextLayerAlignmentMode

```
struct CATextLayerAlignmentMode
```

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerAlignmentMode/init(rawValue:))

### Type Properties

[`center`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerAlignmentMode/center)

Text is visually center aligned.

[`justified`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerAlignmentMode/justified)

Text is justified.

[`left`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerAlignmentMode/left)

Text is visually left aligned.

[`natural`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerAlignmentMode/natural)

Use the natural alignment of the text’s script.

[`right`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerAlignmentMode/right)

Text is visually right aligned.


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