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:
html
<!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