Text alignment: Left vs. Justified

Left alignment

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Anonymous opinó:
# 03 Nov 2010

Nicer and more professional
Anonymous opinó:
# 26 Oct 2009

when left is preferable over justified
Anonymous opinó:
# 21 Jun 2009

My eyes know where is the next word supposed to be.
Jason Coleman opinó:
# 29 Apr 2009

Easier to read. Don’t have to double-check for funny-spaced lines or bad hyphenation.
Mike Cherim [1] opinó:
# 02 Mar 2009

Simple: It’s easier to read.
Ramsha opinó:
# 25 Oct 2008

Because there’s no ugly extra and uneven space, and it allows for easier and better scanning of text because the size of each line is relatively different.

7 reasons for

Justified alignment

Brian [1] opinó:
# 27 Apr 2014

Always, imho. Looks cleaner.
Denis [66] opinó:
# 13 Oct 2009

Looks so much better.
TdC opinó:
# 25 Jul 2009

It is just a question of symmetry. There is beauty and order in it. To me, the lack of alignment in a text indicates that the person writing is somewhat slovenly and disorganised, or the text is a draft and not the final thing.
Anonymous opinó:
# 09 Jul 2009

Neat and clean!
Anonymous opinó:
# 30 Mar 2009

I’m not sure, but it seems more even than the left alignment. Maybe, if the left alignment example had some more balance with the ending lines.
By balanced, I mean on lines almost hits the edge while the other edge recedes and it alternates, but that’s not exactly possible without a lot of work…
Anonymous opinó:
# 18 Nov 2008

Consistent text look is easier to read
Lik opinó:
# 31 Oct 2008

Cos the spacing makes it easier to read, and the lines have equal length, giving the text an even beautiful look.

Anonymous opinó:

# 03 Nov 2010

Nicer and more professional

# 26 Oct 2009

when left is preferable over justified

# 21 Jun 2009

My eyes know where is the next word supposed to be.

Jason Coleman opinó:

# 29 Apr 2009

Easier to read. Don’t have to double-check for funny-spaced lines or bad hyphenation.

Mike Cherim [1] opinó:

# 02 Mar 2009

Simple: It’s easier to read.

Ramsha opinó:

# 25 Oct 2008

Because there’s no ugly extra and uneven space, and it allows for easier and better scanning of text because the size of each line is relatively different.