also: ひだりそろえ
left alignment; left justification
Printing and document layout term for aligning text to the left margin. Often contrasted with 右揃え (right alignment) and 中央揃え (center alignment).
See also: 左寄せ
Please left-align this paragraph.
Press the left alignment button in Word.
Center alignment.
Standard kanji spelling for left alignment in printing and document layout.
Alternate reading; ぞろえ is more common, but そろえ is also used.
Compound of 左 (left) and 揃え (alignment, from verb 揃える 'to align').