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TextAlign

The horizontal alignment of text within an input box.

Inherits: enum.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​

CENTERclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

Align the text in the center of the container.

ENDclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

Align the text on the trailing edge of the container.

JUSTIFYclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

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

LEFTclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

Align the text on the left edge of the container.

RIGHTclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

Align the text on the right edge of the container.

STARTclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

Align the text on the leading edge of the container.