How can I left-align a caption?

Question

I am using this for captions:

\usepackage[font=small,format=plain,labelfont=bf,up,textfont=normal,up]{caption}

But they all come out centred - I want them aligned with the left margin - how can I do this?

score 42 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 17 '10 at 00:33

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Add the options justification=justified,singlelinecheck=false. This is described in the caption manual.

answered Sep 17 '10 at 00:33

TH.

brilliant thanks... is there anyway to "pad" the top of a caption so it has a little space above it? – flesh Sep 17 '10 at 01:15
Again, this is in the manual. It's the skip option. – TH. Sep 17 '10 at 01:20
forgiveme, i only started on latex today, i dont even know where i'd find the manual! – flesh Sep 17 '10 at 01:26
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If you're using TeX Live, run texdoc caption at the command line. Otherwise, you can just read it on the web. – TH. Sep 17 '10 at 01:46
This changes the format of the caption is it possible to prevent it? – alper Dec 08 '22 at 02:58

score 15 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 17 '17 at 17:13

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Put \captionsetup{singlelinecheck = false, justification=justified} after \begin{figure} would solve the problem.

edited Feb 17 '17 at 17:13

CarLaTeX

answered Feb 17 '17 at 17:12

user125659

Welcome to TeX.SX! You can have a look at our starter guide to familiarize yourself further with our format. – CarLaTeX Feb 17 '17 at 17:13
Moreover, your answer is a duplicate of the one already present. – CarLaTeX Feb 17 '17 at 17:17
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@CarLaTeX To be honest, I think, that the crucial information here is mentioning \captionsetup macro. – Eenoku May 29 '19 at 14:14
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@Eenoku You're right, the original answer is even more incomplete. – CarLaTeX May 29 '19 at 15:12

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