HTML dir Attribute
Definition and Usage
The
dir attribute specifies the text direction of the element's content.
The dir attribute can have the following
values:
- ltr - means left-to-right text direction
- rtl - means right to left text direction
- auto - lets the user agent decide the text direction, based on the content (only recommended if the text direction is unknown)
Applies to
The
dir attribute is a Global Attribute, and can be used on any HTML element.
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| All HTML elements | dir |
Example
Example
A paragraph with a right-to-left direction:
<p dir="rtl">Write this text right-to-left!</p>
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Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dir | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
