Document: dir property

The Document.dir property is a string 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.

Value

A string.

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard # dom-document-dir

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`dir`	64 1–64 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	12	1 Incorrect behavior before Firefox 23.	5	51 ≤12.1–51 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	10.1 1–10.1 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	64 4.4–64 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	64 18–64 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	4 Incorrect behavior before Firefox 23.	47 ≤12.1–47 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	10.3 1–10.3 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.	9.0 1.0–9.0 Only supported for `HTMLDocument`, not all `Document` objects.

See also

dir global attribute

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