How to Center Text in After Effects in 60 Seconds
In this quick After Effects beginner tutorial, you’ll learn how to properly center text in your composition — and why it sometimes looks off even when it seems centered.
Most beginners use the Paragraph panel, but that only centers text inside the text box — not in the composition. This video shows the correct way using the Align panel so your text is actually centered.
📌 In this video, you’ll learn:
• why text can look off even when it’s “centered”
• the difference between Paragraph alignment and composition alignment
• how to center text using the Align panel
• (optional) how to center the anchor point for cleaner setups
👤 This video is for you if:
• you’re new to After Effects
• your text never feels perfectly centered
• you want clean, accurate layouts
☕ Support the channel
If these tutorials help you and you’d like to support the channel:
👉 https://buymeacoffee.com/SimpleTechEx...
🎤 Voiceover tool (optional)
👉 https://try.elevenlabs.io/nx6831yy7qvt
💬 Questions?
Drop a comment — I read and reply to all of them.