HTML DOM Element dir
Example
Change the text direction of "myP" to "right-to-left":
document.getElementById("myP").dir = "rtl";
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Return the text direction of a document:
document.body.dir;
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Set the text direction of a document:
document.body.dir = "rtl";
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Description
The dir property sets or returns an elements's dir attribute.
The dir attribute specifies the text-direction.
Syntax
Return the dir property:
element.dir
Set the dir property:
element.dir = "ltr|rtl|auto"
Properties
Value
Description
ltr
Left-to-right text direction (default).
rtl
Right-to-left text direction.
auto
Let the browser figure out.
Return Value
Type
Description
String The text direction of the element.
Browser Support
element.dir is supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |