alineastijlen

Alineastijlen are predefined formatting presets used to format paragraphs in word processing, desktop publishing and typesetting. They specify how a paragraph should look and behave, including alignment and spacing, and can include font and color attributes as part of the style. They are designed to ensure consistency across a document or publication.

A paragraph style typically controls alignment (left, right, center, justify), indentation (first-line or hanging), and spacing (before and after, line height). In many systems, it can also set tab stops, borders, shading, and the paragraph's default font or text color, while remaining separate from character styles.

Styles can be created by the user or provided by templates and style guides. Applying a single style to multiple paragraphs allows global changes by editing the style definition rather than editing each paragraph individually.

In practice, alineastijlen are central to professional writing and publishing workflows, enabling consistent formatting and accessible reflow of text. They are widely used in national and international style guides and are supported by modern word processors such as Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs, as well as desktop publishing software.

The concept is paralleled in web design through CSS, where properties such as text-align, margin, and line-height define the appearance of paragraph content. Some programs also support linked styles, where a paragraph style can be linked to a character style for combined formatting.