\makebox

LaTeX2e help 1.6

### 2.17.14: \makebox

`\makebox[width][position]{text}`

The `\makebox` command creates a box just wide enough to contain the `text` specified. The width of the box is specified by the optional `width` argument. The position of the text within the box is determined by the optional `position` argument.

- `c` --- centred (default)
- `l` --- flushleft
- `r` --- flushright
- `s` --- stretch from left to right margin. The text must contain stretchable space for this to work.

See \makebox (picture).