HTML global attribute dir
The dir attribute specifies the direction of an element's text.
The two supported values are ltr for left-to-right text
and rtl for right-to-left text.
Syntax
<element dir="ltr|rtl|auto">
Attribute Values
- ltr
- Default. Left-to-right text direction
- rtl
- Right-to-left text direction
- auto
- Browser to decide
Browser compatibility
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dir |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example
The following code shows how to use
dir attribute.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>
<p dir="rtl">This is right-to-left</p>
<p dir="ltr">This is left-to-right</p>
</body>
</html>