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Left aligned text is easier to read than centered text for paragraphs. This is because when you center your text, the starting place of each line changes. This forces your users to work harder to find where each line begins to continue reading.
- Why is left align text better?
- Which text alignment is best?
- What text alignment do you prefer and why?
- Should headings be centered or left aligned?
Why is left align text better?
Left-aligned text also performs best for readers because it helps the eye find the start of the next line when it leaves the end of the last one. Right-aligned or centred text changes the starting place of each line forcing readers to work harder to find where each line begins to continue reading.
Which text alignment is best?
The left-aligned text results in much better content readability, so all books, articles & newspapers are written this way. The left-aligned text helps to avoid unnecessary eye jumps, making the whole copy much easier to follow.
What text alignment do you prefer and why?
Left is the most popular and default text alignment. Its the best for readability and user experience because of the way our eyes read.
Should headings be centered or left aligned?
Text and headings should be flush left
Accordingly, text and headings should not be centered, flush right, or justified. As a left-to-right language, scanning English centered and flush right text is more difficult because location of the beginning of the lines changes.
