HTML DOM Style direction Property

# Style direction Property

Style Object

## Example

Set the text direction of a <p> element to "right-to-left":

document.getElementById("myP").style.direction = "rtl";
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## Definition and Usage

The direction property sets or returns the text direction (reading order) of an element's content.

## Browser Support

The direction property is supported in all major browsers.

## Syntax

Return the direction property:

object.style.direction

Set the direction property:

object.style.direction="ltr|rtl|initial|inherit"

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
ltr | Text flows from left to right. This is default
rtl | Text flows from right to left
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

## Technical Details

Default Value: | ltr
Return Value: | A String, representing the text direction of an element
CSS Version | CSS2

## More Examples

## Example

Return the text direction of a <p> element:

alert(document.getElementById("myP").style.direction);
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## Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Text

CSS reference: direction property

HTML reference: HTML dir Attribute

HTML DOM reference: HTML DOM dir Property

Style Object

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