The direction property specifies the direction of the text/writing within any block element. It can have two values rtl(right to left) or ltr( left to right)
Syntax:
element_selector {
direction: rtl|ltr|initial|inherit;
}
Default Value: ltr
Property values:
- rtl: Specifies the direction as the right to left.
- ltr(default): Specifies the direction as left to right which is also the default direction.
- initial: Sets the property to its default value.
- inherit: Inherits the property from the parent element.
Example: In this example, we are using the above-explained property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
CSS | direction Property
</ title >
< style >
html {
color: green;
}
.rtl {
direction: rtl;
}
.ltr {
direction: ltr;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< p >This text goes from left to right. This is default.</ p >
< p class = "ltr" >This text goes from left to right.</ p >
< p class = "rtl" >This text goes from right to left.</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Supported Browsers: The browsers supported by direction property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 2.0
- Edge 12.0
- Internet Explorer 5.5
- Firefox 1.0
- Opera 9.2
- Apple Safari 1.0
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