is a symbol that represents the left-hand side for purposes of alignment and positioning.
Left
is a symbol that represents the left-hand side for purposes of alignment and positioning.
Examples
Basic Examples (5)
Align the contents of a grid to the left:
Place the control of MenuView at the left of the panel:
Align text to the left:
Align text to the left of the enclosing graphic:
View 3D objects from the left:
Related Guides
History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), Left, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Left." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Left. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_left, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Left}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_left, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Left}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Left.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}