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HTML <bdo> Tag

Example

Specify the text direction:

<bdo dir="rtl">Here is some Hebrew text!</bdo>

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Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The <bdo> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Definition and Usage

bdo stands for Bi-Directional Override.

The <bdo> tag is used to override the current text direction.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

NONE

Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which HTML 4.01/XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
dir ltr
rtl		 Specifies the text direction of the text inside a <bdo> element STF

Standard Attributes

The <bdo> tag supports the following standard attributes:

Attribute Value Description DTD
class classname Specifies a classname for an element STF
id id Specifies a unique id for an element STF
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element STF
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element STF
title text Specifies extra information about an element STF
xml:lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an element, in XHTML documents STF

More information about Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <bdo> tag does not support any event attributes.

More information about Event Attributes.

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