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alignment

Where to align something along an axis.

Possible values are:

• start: Aligns at the start of the text direction.
• end: Aligns at the end of the text direction.
• left: Align at the left.
• center: Aligns in the middle, horizontally.
• right: Aligns at the right.
• top: Aligns at the top.
• horizon: Aligns in the middle, vertically.
• bottom: Align at the bottom.

These values are available globally and also in the alignment type’s scope, so you can write either of the following two:

#align(center)[Hi]
#align(alignment.center)[Hi]

2D alignments

To align along both axes at the same time, add the two alignments using the + operator. For example, top + right aligns the content to the top right corner.

#set page(height: 3cm)
#align(center + bottom)[Hi]

Fields

The x and y fields hold the alignment’s horizontal and vertical components, respectively (as yet another alignment). They may be none.

#(top + right).x \
#left.x \
#left.y (none)

Definitions

Functions and types can have associated definitions. These are accessed by specifying the function or type, followed by a period, and then the definition’s name.

axis

The axis this alignment belongs to.

• "horizontal" for start, left, center, right, and end
• "vertical" for top, horizon, and bottom
• none for 2-dimensional alignments

View example

#left.axis() \
#bottom.axis()

inv

The inverse alignment.

View example

#top.inv() \
#left.inv() \
#center.inv() \
#(left + bottom).inv()

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