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Rule n° 186 - Styles do not justify the text.

Text justification is often very nice, especially on paper. Unfortunately, on the web, several studies have shown that it makes reading more difficult for many audiences such as dyslexics. Think of them, do not justify your texts.

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Goal

  • Simplify reading on the screen, especially for people with dyslexia.
  • Improve the way content is taken into account by search engines and indexing tools.

Implementation

Do not use the CSS text-align property with the justify value, or any equivalent.

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Control

Check the CSS code does not contain text-align: justify rules.
Check that the HTML code does not contain the HTML attributes align = "justify".

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