# Ion-datetime left alignment

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-datetime-left-alignment/55017>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [June 16, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-datetime-left-alignment/55017 "2016-06-16T10:36:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![laser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e4f/32.png) [@laser](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/laser)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-datetime-left-alignment/55017/1 "2016-06-16T10:36:03Z")

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How to make the text within ion-datetime aligned left as it is by default with ?

Currently the default is center.

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**Author:** ![badpenguin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/badpenguin/32/98075_2.png) [@badpenguin](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/badpenguin)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ion-datetime-left-alignment/55017/2 "2017-01-16T12:54:46Z")

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This is my solution:

```
	// right aligh datetime
.item-datetime ion-label {
	-webkit-flex: initial;
	-ms-flex: initial;
	flex: initial;
	max-width: 200px;
	pointer-events: none;
}

.datetime-text:empty:not(:focus):before{
	content: "Data di nascita*";
	color: #999;
}
```