Numbers always to the right

Why Numbers are always right?
  • We usually seen many tables within a site that have a mixture of both numeric values of all types(currency, integers, etc) and columns that contain text.
  • Regardless of the mix types of data in one table, the data type in the individual column should drive the alignment.
  • Numbers are usually right aligned so that the columns line up based on their relative worth.
  • There are two purposes to align numbers to right one is better visualization for accounting and other is to differentiate from text.

Examples:
Used in Bills
Numbers Aligned Right Side vs Left Side
Numbers Aligned Right side in Webpage
Advantages:
  • Right align numbers for better readability and comparatability.
  • The right-alignment just makes numbers of different lengths look easier on the eye, and is especially helpful for two decimal places commonly used in accounting.