HTML | dir Attribute
This attribute is used to specify the text direction of the element content.
Supported Tags: Ir supports all HTML elements.
Syntax:
<element dir = "ltr | rtl | auto">
Attribute Value: This attribute contains three value which are listed below:
- ltr: It is the default value. This value represent the text in Left-to-right text direction.
- rtl: This value represent the text in right-to-left text direction.
- auto: Let the browser figure out the text direction, based on the content.
Example 1:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title>dir attribute</title> <style> h1 { color:green; } h1, h2 { text-align:center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>dir attribute</h2> <p dir="rtl">GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal for geeks</p> </body></html> |
Output:
Example 2:
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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title>dir attribute</title> <style> h1 { color:green; } h1, h2 { text-align:center; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>dir attribute</h2> <p dir="ltr">GeeksforGeeks: A computer science portal for geeks</p> </body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by dir attribute are listed below:
- Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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