Bug: Can't Left-Align Text Unless I Use Another Alignment First

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Mac user here;

Version ⁨25.09.2 (3890e12c)⁩
Python 3.13.5 Qt 6.9.1 Chromium 122

When I try and use the ‘text alignment’ button, I can’t left-align the text until I click one of the other alignment buttons.

(Text is automatically center-aligned on my version.)

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It’s not exactly a bug. The text is centered on your cards because your card templates/Styling have it set to be that way. It appears left-aligned in the note editor because there is no other formatting applied there.

If you want text for that field (in all of your notes/cards) or text for all fields of your notes/cards to be left-aligned when you study, the easiest place to change that is on the note type that makes your cards.

There are 3 spots where Styling and formatting can be applied. The usual and most efficient places to have that formatting are #1 and #2.

  1. The Styling for your note type, where classes of formatting can be defined overall for all of the cards, or for specific cards, or specific parts of cards.
  2. The card templates themselves call those classes defined in styling, but they can also contain formatting for specific field replacements.
  3. Formatting in the text of a specific note is controlled in the note editor by the editing toolbar. You might need to open the HTML view (click < > above the field) to see it in the field.
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