HTML dir Attribute
Example
A paragraph with a right-to-left direction:
<p dir="rtl">Write this text right-to-left!</p>
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Definition and Usage
The dir attribute specifies the text direction of the element's content.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dir | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<element dir="ltr|rtl|auto">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ltr | Default. Left-to-right text direction |
| rtl | Right-to-left text direction |
| auto | Let the browser figure out the text direction, based on the content (only recommended if the text direction is unknown) |
Related Pages
HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes
CSS Reference: direction property
HTML DOM Reference: HTML DOM dir Property
HTML DOM Reference: Style direction Property
