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alignment-text-and-numerics

Use this skill when designing text-alignment and numeric-alignment decisions — choosing between left, right, center, and justified text; right-aligning numeric columns in tables; aligning labels relative to inputs; handling decimal alignment for currency. Trigger when laying out body content, designing tables with mixed types, or fixing alignment issues in dense data displays. Sub-aspect of `alignment`; read that first.

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# Text and numeric alignment

Text and numbers behave differently. Text wants to flow naturally, with predictable left edges so the eye can return to a known column. Numbers want to align by digit position so the user can compare magnitudes. Mixing them in a table requires deliberate alignment per column.

## Text alignment

### Left-aligned (the default for body)

In LTR scripts, body text should almost always be left-aligned. The reasons:

- **Predictable left edge** — the eye returns to a known x-position on each line.
- **Ragged-right edge** — variations in line length signal where each line ends.
- **No "rivers" of white space** that justified text creates.