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<!--><!DOCTYPE>
<a>
<abbr>
<acronym>
<address>
<applet>
<area>
<article>
<aside>
<audio>
<b>
<base>
<basefont>
<bdi>
<bdo>
<big>
<blockquote>
<body>
<br>
<button>
<canvas>
<caption>
<center>
<cite>
<code>
<col>
<colgroup>
<command>
<datalist>
<dd>
<del>
<details>
<dfn>
<dir>
<div>
<dl>
<dt>
<em>
<embed>
<fieldset>
<figcaption>
<figure>
<font>
<footer>
<form>
<frame>
<frameset>
<h1> - <h6>
<head>
<header>
<hgroup>
<hr>
<html>
<i>
<iframe>
<img>
<input>
<ins>
<keygen>
<kbd>
<label>
<legend>
<li>
<link>
<map>
<mark>
<menu>
<meta>
<meter>
<nav>
<noframes>
<noscript>
<object>
<ol>
<optgroup>
<option>
<output>
<p>
<param>
<pre>
<progress>
<q>
<rp>
<rt>
<ruby>
<s>
<samp>
<script>
<section>
<select>
<small>
<source>
<span>
<strike>
<strong>
<style>
<sub>
<summary>
<sup>
<table>
<tbody>
<td>
<textarea>
<tfoot>
<th>
<thead>
<time>
<title>
<tr>
<track>
<tt>
<u>
<ul>
<var>
<video>
<wbr>
HTML5 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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Browser Support
The dir attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The dir attribute specifies the text direction of the element's content.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
In HTML5, the dir attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).
In HTML 4.01, the dir attribute cannot be used with: <base>, <br>, <frame>, <frameset>, <hr>, <iframe>, <param>, and <script>.
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) |
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