Return the text direction of a <p> element:
alert(document.getElementById("myP").style.direction);
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p id="myP" style="direction:rtl;">This is an example paragraph.</p> <button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Return text direction</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {//from ww w.j a v a 2 s . c o m document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = document.getElementById("myP").style.direction; } </script> </body> </html>