We prepared blend alignment layer based on polystyrene containing 7-hydroxycoumarin (P7COU) and polystyrene containing 2-naphthoxy (P2NAP) side groups for liquid crystal (LC) alignment. The LC cells made from the rubbed P7COU/P2NAP blended films exhibited a shift of the LC alignment direction by approximately 20. compared with those made from a polystyrene film. Stable and homogeneous planar LC cells having pretilt angles adjustable from 0 degrees to 5 degrees were obtained from these polymer films having molar contents of P7COU and P2NAP in the ranges of 100-80 and 0-20 mole%, respectively. The LC alignment behavior was well correlated with the wettability of the polymer films.