diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8b79c8..085ab9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ The following table summarizes the shorthand notation.
 | `filter`           | `[gv]/.*/`     |
 | `left_margin`      | `l[0-9]+`      |
 | `right_margin`     | `r[0-9]+`      |
-| `stick_to_left`    | `<` or `s[01]` |
+| `stick_to_left`    | `<` or `>`     |
 | `ignore_unmatched` | `iu[01]`       |
 | `ignore_groups`    | `ig\[.*\]`     |
 | `align`            | `a[lrc*]*`     |
diff --git a/autoload/easy_align.vim b/autoload/easy_align.vim
index f0ae541..846dc71 100644
--- a/autoload/easy_align.vim
+++ b/autoload/easy_align.vim
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ endfunction
 
 let s:shorthand_regex =
   \ '\s*\%('
-  \   .'\(lm\?[0-9]\+\)\|\(rm\?[0-9]\+\)\|\(iu[01]\)\|\(\%(s\%(tl\)\?[01]\)\|<\)\|'
+  \   .'\(lm\?[0-9]\+\)\|\(rm\?[0-9]\+\)\|\(iu[01]\)\|\(\%(s\%(tl\)\?[01]\)\|[<>]\)\|'
   \   .'\(da\?[clr]\)\|\(\%(ms\?\|a\)[lrc*]\+\)\|\(i\%(dt\)\?[kdsn]\)\|\([gv]/.*/\)\|\(ig\[.*\]\)'
   \ .'\)\+\s*$'
 
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ function! s:parse_shorthand_opts(expr)
     let match = matchlist(expr, regex)
     if empty(match) | break | endif
     for m in filter(match[ 1 : -1 ], '!empty(v:val)')
-      for key in ['lm', 'rm', 'l', 'r', 'stl', 's', '<', 'iu', 'da', 'd', 'ms', 'm', 'ig', 'i', 'g', 'v', 'a']
+      for key in ['lm', 'rm', 'l', 'r', 'stl', 's', '<', '>', 'iu', 'da', 'd', 'ms', 'm', 'ig', 'i', 'g', 'v', 'a']
         if stridx(tolower(m), key) == 0
           let rest = strpart(m, len(key))
           if key == 'i' | let key = 'idt' | endif
@@ -853,8 +853,8 @@ function! s:parse_shorthand_opts(expr)
             catch
               call s:exit("Invalid ignore_groups: ". a:expr)
             endtry
-          elseif key == '<'
-            let opts['stl'] = 1
+          elseif key =~ '[<>]'
+            let opts['stl'] = key == '<'
           else
             let opts[key] = str2nr(rest)
           endif
diff --git a/doc/easy_align.txt b/doc/easy_align.txt
index fd2bea5..f11aa89 100644
--- a/doc/easy_align.txt
+++ b/doc/easy_align.txt
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ The following table summarizes the shorthand notation.
  `filter`             | `[gv]/.*/`
  `left_margin`        | `l[0-9]+`
  `right_margin`       | `r[0-9]+`
- `stick_to_left`      | `<`   or `s[01]`
+ `stick_to_left`      | `<` or `>`
  `ignore_unmatched`   | `iu[01]`
  `ignore_groups`      | `ig\[.*\]`
  `align`              | `a[lrc*]*`
diff --git a/test/commandline.vader b/test/commandline.vader
index c23740d..36e49b0 100644
--- a/test/commandline.vader
+++ b/test/commandline.vader
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ Expect:
   apple;:;;   banana::       cake
   data;;      exchange:;::   format
 
+Execute (>):
+  %EasyAlign*/[:;]\+/l0dl<>rm3
+
+Expect:
+  apple;:;;   banana  ::     cake
+  data ;;     exchange:;::   format
+
 Execute (different regular expression):
   %EasyAlign*/../{'lm':'<','rm':'>'}