The Style direction property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the text direction of an element.
Syntax:
- It is used to set the text direction.
object.style.direction = "ltr|rtl|initial|inherit"
- It returns the text direction.
object.style.direction
Property Values:
- ltr: Specifies the direction as left to right which is also the default direction.
- rtl: Specifies the direction as right to left.
- initial: Sets the property to its default value.
- inherit: Inherits the property from the parent element.
Return Value: It returns the text direction of text content.
Example 1: This example set the text direction from right to left.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
HTML DOM Style direction Property
</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p id="para">
Welcome to GeeksforGeeks
</p>
</div>
<input type="button"
value="Click Here!"
onclick="myGeeks()" />
<script>
function myGeeks() {
document.getElementById("para").style.direction
= "rtl";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
Output:
Example 2: This example returns the direction of text content.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
HTML DOM Style direction Property
</title>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p id="para"
style="direction: rtl">
Welcome to GeeksforGeeks
</p>
</div>
<input type="button"
value="Click Here!"
onclick="myGeeks()" />
<script>
function myGeeks() {
alert(document.getElementById("para").style.direction);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by the Style direction property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 2 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
- Firefox 1 and above
- Opera 9.2 and above
- Safari 1 and above
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Last Updated :
14 Jun, 2023
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