HTML DOM Element dir

Change the text direction of "myP" to "right-to-left":

document.getElementById("myP").dir = "rtl";

Return the text direction of a document:

document.body.dir;

Set the text direction of a document:

document.body.dir = "rtl";

Description

The dir property sets or returns an elements's dir attribute.

The dir attribute specifies the text-direction.

Return the dir property:

element.dir

Set the dir property:

element.dir = "ltr|rtl|auto"

Value	Description
ltr	Left-to-right text direction (default).
rtl	Right-to-left text direction.
auto	Let the browser figure out.

Type	Description
String	The text direction of the element.

element.dir is supported in all browsers:


Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera	IE
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes