# Turn Off Justified Text for Easier Reading

> Aligns justified paragraphs in posts to the start of the line instead, because the uneven gaps that justified text creates make reading harder for people with dyslexia and low vision.

- Type: CSS
- Runs: Site-wide header
- Category: [Accessibility](https://wpide.com/library/category/accessibility/)
- Tags: readability, typography, dyslexia
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/a11y-no-justified-text/

## Code

```css
.entry-content p:not([class*="has-text-align-"]):not([style*="text-align"]),
.wp-block-post-content p:not([class*="has-text-align-"]):not([style*="text-align"]),
.has-text-align-justify,
[style*="text-align: justify"],
[style*="text-align:justify"] {
    text-align: start !important;
    hyphens: manual;
}
```

## Notes

Paragraphs you centered or right-aligned in the editor keep their alignment; only justified text and the theme's default paragraph alignment are changed.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Turn Off Justified Text for Easier Reading" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new CSS snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/