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HTML How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Adjust the Profile Page and Header

Posted by Akhter Rasool
Akhter Rasool
8,597 Points

Text-align and float

What's the difference between float:left; And text-align: left;

When am I supposed to use float and when text-align??

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,488 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,488 Points

:point_right: Text align operates on the text inside an element, where float affects the position of an element itself and then how text flows around it.

As you begin working on more complex code (with more elements, and different display modes), the difference will become more clear.