The Style unicodeBidi property in HTML DOM is used with direction property to determine how multi-directional text is displayed. It overrides the default Unicode algorithm and gives the developer access to control text embedding.
Syntax:
- It returns the unicodeBidi property.
object.style.unicodeBidi
- It is used to set the unicodeBidi property.
object.style.unicodeBidi = "embed|bidi-override|normal|initial|
inherit"
Return Values: It returns a string value, which represents the level of embedding with respect to the bidirectional algorithm.
Property Values:
1. embed: This value is used to create an additional level of embedding.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Style unicodeBidi Property
</ title >
< style >
.content {
direction: rtl;
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< b >DOM Style unicodeBidi Property</ b >
< p >
The unicodeBidi property is used to decide
how bidirectional text should be handled
in a document.
</ p >
< p class="content">
GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal.
</ p >
< button onclick="setUnicodeBidi()">
Change unicodeBidi
</ button >
< script >
function setUnicodeBidi() {
elem = document.querySelector('.content');
elem.style.unicodeBidi = 'embed';
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

2. bidi-override: This value is used to create an additional level of embedding. It also reorders the text based on the direction specified on the direction property.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Style unicodeBidi Property
</ title >
< style >
.content {
direction: rtl;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< b >DOM Style unicodeBidi Property</ b >
< p >
The unicodeBidi property is used to decide
how bidirectional text should be handled
in a document.
</ p >
< p class="content">
GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal.
</ p >
< button onclick="setUnicodeBidi()">
Change unicodeBidi
</ button >
< script >
function setUnicodeBidi() {
elem = document.querySelector('.content');
elem.style.unicodeBidi = 'bidi-override';
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

3. normal: This value does not create any additional level of embedding. It is the default value.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Style unicodeBidi Property
</ title >
< style >
.content {
direction: rtl;
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< b >DOM Style unicodeBidi Property</ b >
< p >
The unicodeBidi property is used to decide
how bidirectional text should be handled
in a document.
</ p >
< p class="content">
GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal.
</ p >
< button onclick="setUnicodeBidi()">
Change unicodeBidi
</ button >
< script >
function setUnicodeBidi() {
elem = document.querySelector('.content');
elem.style.unicodeBidi = 'normal';
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

4. initial: It is used to set this property to its default value.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Style unicodeBidi Property
</ title >
< style >
.content {
direction: rtl;
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< b >DOM Style unicodeBidi Property</ b >
< p >
The unicodeBidi property is used to decide
how bidirectional text should be handled
in a document.
</ p >
< p class="content">
GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal.
</ p >
< button onclick="setUnicodeBidi()">
Change unicodeBidi
</ button >
< script >
function setUnicodeBidi() {
elem = document.querySelector('.content');
elem.style.unicodeBidi = 'initial';
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

5. inherit: It inherits the property from its parent element.
Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Style unicodeBidi Property
</ title >
< style >
#parent {
unicode-bidi: bidi-override;
}
.content {
direction: rtl;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 style="color: green">
GeeksforGeeks
</ h1 >
< b >DOM Style unicodeBidi Property</ b >
< p >
The unicodeBidi property is used to
decide how bidirectional text should
be handled in a document.
</ p >
< div id="parent">
< p class="content">
GeeksforGeeks is a computer
science portal.
</ p >
</ div >
< button onclick="setUnicodeBidi()">
Change unicodeBidi
</ button >
< script >
function setUnicodeBidi() {
elem = document.querySelector('.content');
elem.style.unicodeBidi = 'inherit';
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before clicking the button:

After clicking the button:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM Style unicodeBidi property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 2
- Edge 12
- Internet Explorer 5.5
- Firefox 1
- Opera 9.2
- Apple Safari 1.3
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