HTML dir Attribute

Definition and Usage

dir The attribute specifies the text direction of the element content.

See Also:

HTML Tutorial:HTML attributes

CSS Reference Manual:CSS direction attribute

HTML DOM Reference Manual:HTML DOM dir attribute

HTML DOM Reference Manual:Style direction attribute

Example

A paragraph with a right-to-left text direction:

<p dir="rtl">Write this text right-to-left!</p>

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Syntax

<element dir="ltr|rtl|auto">

Attribute Value

Value Description
ltr Default. Left-to-right text direction.
rtl Right-to-left text direction.
auto Let the browser determine the text direction based on the content (recommended only when the text direction is unknown).

Browser Support

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