HTML Tag Reference - HTML tag <bdo>
The value of the dir attribute of <bdo>
determines the reading direction of text.
The direction can be either from left to right or from right to left.
<bdo dir='ltr|rlt'> . . . </bdo>
Browser compatibility
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What's new in HTML5
None.
Attribute
- dir
- Possible value:ltr|rtl. Set the text direction of the text
Global Attributes
The <bdo> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <bdo> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Default CSS Settings
bdo {
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}
Example
A demo showing how to use bdo tag.
<html>
<body>
<bdo dir="ltr">This text is read from left to right</bdo>
<br/>
<bdo dir="rtl">tfel ot thgir morf daer si txet sihT</bdo>
</body>
</html>