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document.dir

The Document.dir property is a DOMString representing the directionality of the text of the document, whether left to right (default) or right to left. Possible values are 'rtl', right to left, and 'ltr', left to right.

Syntax

dirStr = document.dir;
document.dir = dirStr;

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'Document.dir' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial specification

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes Yes Yes
Yes
Incorrect behavior before Firefox 23.
Yes ? ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes
Incorrect behavior before Firefox 23.
? ? ?

See also

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/document/dir